Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus ...

Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus ...

A new report by Bitstamp and Bytetree says bitcoin responds better to the rising money supply, rising real interest rates and a strong economy. This is in contrast to gold which appears to perform better when real interest rates are falling while inflation is rising. To support these findings, the report points to the collapse of the gold price in Q2 of 2013, after the US Federal Reserve signalled it would raise rates in the future. During that period bitcoin value surged. In fact, the report asserts “that 2013 was bitcoin’s best-ever year (5400%) and gold’s worst year....


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