Internet Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Explode amid Inflation Fears
Queries on Google for Bitcoin reached its highest level alongside its spot price. As of this week, Google Trends, a metric to measure general interest in trending topics, returned a value of 100 for the US search query for the keyword ‘Bitcoin.’ That is more than three times higher than the value of 30 observed […]
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Ether search interest is higher than ever, and is attracting interest from around the globe, a new report reveals. The United States is the country most interested in Ether (ETH), followed by Germany and Turkey, an analysis of search data has revealed. A report by Invezz.com, as reported by Finbold, showed 1,116,000 searches per month for the term ‘Ether’ emanating from the United States. Excluding searches by budding chemists, that’s the equivalent of around 36,000 internet searches per day for the world’s number-two cryptocurrency by market capitalization.Germany and Turkey followed....
Bitcoin could hit $50,000 in the coming sessions as more and more institutions accumulate it against their fears of dollar-linked inflation.
The rush to so-called safe-haven cryptocurrency appears despite concerns that the Federal Reserve would taper its $120 billion a month asset purchasing program. Bitcoin (BTC) inched higher on Sept. 18 as the focus shifted to the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) policy meeting in the wake of lower inflation numbers last Tuesday.The BTC/USD exchange rate approached $49,000 on the Coinbase exchange, hitting $48,825 before turning lower on interim profit-taking sentiment. Nonetheless, the move uphill raised expectations that the pair would hit $50,000, a psychological resistance target,....
First major upgrade in four years set to accelerate Bitcoin innovation After briefly eclipsing all-time highs on shocking inflation figures, Bitcoin settled down to finish the week with 2% losses as the long-awaited Taproot upgrade was activated At its peak on Wednesday, Bitcoin flirted with the $69K level. Within a few hours however, fresh fears […]
While the conflict in Ukraine is a hot topic, fears of rising inflation continue to haunt Americans residing in the country, as economists and analysts note U.S. inflation will likely remain high. Inflation is likely going to be worse than initially feared this year, Goldman Sachs explained in a report published on Sunday. Moreover, in terms of inflation coupled with the Ukraine invasion, an economics professor at American International College (AIC) stressed there’s “a perfect storm brewing.”
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