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What hotter-than-expected inflation means for crypto

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What hotter-than-expected inflation means for crypto Scott Melker breaks down what impact hotter-than-expected inflation means for the market and crypto, Kraken's (KRAK.PVT) parent company, Payward, buying a European bank, and Strive (ASST) proposing 15% preferred stock…
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  • Coinbase's approach of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best on quantum is sensible; Bitcoin's hardest upgrade may be getting everyone to agree it needs one.

    60% confidence

  • Markets react to arbitrary expectations set by pundits, not to how inflation behaves relative to the 2% target.

    60% confidence

  • Bitcoin may fall short term with other markets, but the long-term case rests on government irresponsibility, money printing and Treasury intervention in the bond market.

    60% confidence

  • Hot CPI makes a Fed rate hike more likely, which puts markets under pressure.

    60% confidence

  • The Payward-Saldo deal would probably close in 2027.

    60% confidence

  • A crypto exchange buying a bank to offer deposits and lending is a major change in the competitive landscape and will likely be followed by more such deals in the EU and beyond.

    60% confidence

  • Bitcoin treasury companies are finding novel ways to buy Bitcoin and bring in new investors.

    60% confidence

  • Anyone trading pre-IPO futures and believing they own stock in Anthropic or OpenAI is mistaken and will lose money; these are leveraged bets on an exchange less safe than the big names.

    60% confidence

  • Strive's fixed-rate 15% SATS opens a new audience that does not want the variable-rate SATA.

    60% confidence

  • Preparation for a quantum threat should begin before it becomes certain, because network changes and wallet migrations can take years.

    60% confidence

  • Ripple and Privy's partnership is about abstracting away crypto complexity; current usage (about 7,000 XRP and 12,750 RLUSD combined) is activity, not evidence of massive money moving.

    60% confidence

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Federal Reserve · market implied probability hold october 202663 percent
Federal Reserve · market implied probability 25bp hike october 202638 percent
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