New Study Says Ethereum May Become A Better Inflation Hedge Over Bitcoin
The argument for Bitcoin as an effective hedge for inflation has been a long one in the making and so far, the digital asset has not failed those who have a stake in it. Bitcoin’s returns over the past couple of years have been far greater than the rate of inflation, which currently sits at […]
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One of bitcoin’s main selling points has been the fact that its return has often put it ahead of the inflation rate. Due to this, it has gained notoriety as the “digital gold” as a good portion of the community put forward that the digital asset is a better inflation hedge than any asset. However, […]
Bitcoin is working as a hedge against inflation despite its 2022 weak price performance, says Steven Lubka, managing director of private clients at Swan Bitcoin. While Bitcoin (BTC) has failed in countering this year's rampant global inflation, it should still be considered as an inflation hedge, says Steven Lubka, the managing director of private consumers at Swan Bitcoin. According to Lubka, Bitcoin works well as a hedge against rising prices when inflation is caused by monetary expansion. It is less effective when inflation is caused by the disruption of the food supply and energy,....
The long-standing claim that bitcoin is a hedge against inflation has come to a fork in the road as inflation is soaring, but the bitcoin price is not.
A portfolio manager and member of Blackrock’s Global Allocation Fund says gold is now a less effective hedge against inflation as well as moves in other assets such as stocks. In comments that appear to undercut the precious metal’s renowned status, Russ Koesterich claims that “gold’s ability to hedge against inflation has been somewhat exaggerated.” Gold Less Reliable Across Most Investment Horizons While Koesterich is still cognizant of gold’s status as a “reasonable store of value over the very long-term,” he does however opine that....
Inflation eats into your savings, reducing the value drastically over time. Is Bitcoin a good inflation hedge? Does Bitcoin work as a hedge against inflation?Statistics reveal Bitcoin has worked wonderfully well against inflation, much better than assets such as gold, real estate and stocks.As an asset, Bitcoin works amazingly well against inflation and beats it by a big margin, though you should be careful about extraneous factors like the regulatory environment. Statistics reveal that the odds are much better while storing value in Bitcoin than assets like gold, real estate, stocks and....