Worsening US Dollar, Inflation Metrics Bode Well for Bitcoin’s Continued Rally

Bitcoin has gained $500 in the past hour as the U.S. potentially confirms what could be a short-lived peak in inflation metrics. The U.S. Central Bank, and the Federal Reserve (Fed), will hold an important event today, and the crypto market might see a bullish continuation. Related Reading: TA: Ethereum Loses Steam, Why 100 SMA Is The Key For More Gains At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $21,800 with a 1% profit in the last 24 hours and a 6% loss in the past 7 days. The cryptocurrency was rejected north of $22,000 and seems to be on track to re-test those levels of resistance.....

More people are using stablecoins to hedge against inflation, as they offer numerous benefits. Economies around the world are facing a motley of challenges caused by rising inflation. High inflation devalues national currencies, which, in turn, pushes up the cost of living, especially in scenarios where earnings remain unchanged.In the United States, the government has responded aggressively to inflation. The nation hit a 9.1% inflation rate in June, prompting the Federal Reserve to implement a series of fiscal countermeasures designed to prevent the economy from overheating. Hiking....

The U.S. dollar currency index breaks through resistance to hit its highest level since 2002 — to the detriment of practically everything. Bitcoin (BTC) made a fresh bid to crack $40,000 on April 28 as Wall Street trading opened to twenty-year highs for U.S. dollar strength.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDXY now in "parabolic rally"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting a high of $39,883 on Bitstamp before momentum waned, sending the pair $800 lower hours later.Traders had predicted what they saw as a relief bounce, with the....

Argentina has been in a long-standing battle against rising inflation and a continued decline of the peso against the U.S. dollar. Argentina, a country with one of the highest crypto adoption rates in the world, saw the price of dollar-pegged stablecoins surge across exchanges on Saturday after the abrupt resignation of its Economy Minister, Martin Guzman. The minister’s shock exit, confirmed on his Twitter account on July 3 via a seven-page letter, threatens to further destabilize a struggling economy battling high inflation and a depreciating national currency. According to data from....

Despite inflation being most commonly cited as the reason for Bitcoin’s price appreciation, there are other factors at play.