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Ethereum’s supply turns deflationary amid a decrease in validator participation and declining NFT and defi transactions. The recent dynamics of Ethereum’s blockchain network signal a significant shift towards deflation, according to data from Glassnode. This is driven by a combination of reduced validator participation and increased network activity. A notable increase
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Cathie Wood said that Bitcoin can outperform in both inflationary and deflationary environments and praised its performance during this year’s banking crisis. In her latest interview, Ark Invest‘s Cathie Wood stated that Bitcoin serves not only as an inflation hedge but also as a deflationary hedge. During an appearance on
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BTC's reputation as a potential inflationary protection investment is in step with the crypto's comparisons to digital gold. While Wood acknowledged that actual gold can also work as a hedge against both inflation and deflation, she maintained that bitcoin would be her choice "hands down" if she had to choose
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The Polkadot (DOT) network is exploring ways to implement deflationary mechanisms to counterbalance inflation and accrue value for DOT token holders. According to a new Request for Comments (RFC) proposal titled “Burn Coretime Revenue,” Polkadot aims to burn revenues generated from sales of unused Coretime on the network. Coretime refers to
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In the past, many have argued whether or not the XRP token was deflationary or not. In support of the former, pro-XRP
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Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, has warned that the U.S. economy is “heading towards a severe deflationary recession,” emphasizing that the Federal Reserve is still tightening. “Typically, when you have commodities collapsing at this velocity in the past, the Fed has already been easing, and they’re still vigilant
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Centralized regulatory organizations typically govern the inflation of asset prices in traditional capital markets. Is that the same in Web3? Who ensures fair play? In the United States, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) assumes the responsibility of maintaining inflation at reasonable levels by implementing tools such as altering interest
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Some cryptocurrencies are inflationary because the supply of coins increases over time. Inflationary cryptocurrencies use a combination of predetermined inflation rates, supply constraints, and mechanisms for distributing tokens to maintain the supply and incentivize participation in the network. Looking at their monetary systems, cryptocurrencies have various coin-creation and supply
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After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according to statistics 158 days after The Merge. The metrics indicate that more ethereum tokens have been removed than issued, and if the chain were still under PoW consensus, 1,823,678 ether
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"The 1 million instantly withdrawable Ether is more of a concern. This amounts to around 1% of free-floating Ether, in other words, not staked Ether. In a matter of minutes, the whole stack gets withdrawable, potentially causing holders to rush to exchanges to liquidate the Ether as soon as the
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