Is Bitcoin Really A Hedge Against Inflation?
Candy Matheson | Jan 26, 2022 12:09AM ET
Short answer...NO...in spite of what those flogging its purchase over the last couple of years have been, and still are, proclaiming (and with a straight face, too).
Take a look at the following weekly chart of Bitcoin and compare its price moves (peaks and valleys) with that of the 20-year 12-month Percentage Change, CPI graphic below (measuring inflation of goods and services).
While CPI has continued to rise since January of 2021 and hit a 12-month percentage increase of 7% in December 2021 (a 20-year high), Bitcoin has lost almost all of its gains made (twice) from January 2021, onward.
So...NO...Bitcoin is not a reliable hedge against inflation...case closed.
These graphics proved my point.
I've written numerous articles about Bitcoin over the last several years and you can find them .
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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