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Powell Remarks Suggest Inflation Is Ahead; Here’s What That Means for Crypto Markets

Chair Jerome Powell indicated today the Federal Reserve will maintain easy-money policies, leading many to fear excessive U.S. inflation. Kevin Kelly, head of Global Macro Strategy at Delphi Digital, discusses what inflation could mean for the crypto market.

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Inflation Is on the Rise in the Euro Area. Here’s What That Means for Crypto Demand in Europe

Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis, shares his insights on European markets including differences in regulation, Europe’s response to the European Central Bank’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and how the euro’s inflation is driving demand for BTC differently across northern and southern Europe.

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What Is Bitcoin Really?

Is bitcoin an inflation hedge or a monetary system? Is it both or neither? Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and journalist Brett Scott debate what bitcoin is.

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Biden's $1.9T Stimulus is Coming. How Will This Impact Crypto Markets?

President Biden's $1.9T COVID relief is expected to pass the U.S. Congress next week, but what does that mean for the crypto markets? Brad Keoun, CoinDesk managing editor of markets weighs in. Plus, tech editor Christie Harkin gives her take on artist CryptoGraffiti, who is giving away $10K in BTC to whoever can solve a puzzle hidden in his billboard art.

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Key Takeaways From Powell’s Testimony to Congress and Implications for the Crypto Industry

Jerome Powell speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing today as he continues his semi-annual testimony before Congress. As CoinDesk Managing Editor, Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De reports, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday Powell addressed questions about inflation, economic inequality and the digital dollar.

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Markets

Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’

The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday.

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Finance

How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday

Comments from the Fed could tell bitcoiners how committed the central bank is to staying the course on low interest rates through the rest of the year.

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Policy

The Relationship Between US Government Debt and Bitcoin, Explained

Bitcoiners are looking for persistent USD inflation to validate their favorite asset. That’s unlikely to happen soon, economists say, but low interest rates are still a boon for BTC.

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Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Is Not in a Bubble

Commentators and analysts who say bitcoin is in a “bubble” show they don’t understand what the term means.

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