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The crypto markets have taken a hit after the release of the U.S. January Consumer Price Index report, which indicated a higher inflation and consumer price surge than expected. The CPI rose by 0.5% month-on-month, measuring the cost of consumer products, raising inflation to 3.0%. The current CPI value was higher than the previous expectations of a 0.3% rise and inflation settling around 2.9%.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported that CPI Core, which excludes energy and volatile food prices, rose 0.4% month-on-month, placing the year-on-year value at 3.3%. The rise was 0.1% higher than the predicted 0.3%, while the CPI Core value was 0.2% higher than the expected 3.1%. The inflation acceleration in January was higher than in the past three months.   Bitcoin dropped after the announcement to $94,250, over 2% lower than yesterday’s price. The coin has since then recovered above $95,500, but is still over 1.5% lower in the past 24 hours. Ethereum also dropped by over 2% to around $2,600, while Solana dropped by around 3.7% to around $192. Other coins, including DOGE, SUI, XRP, LINK, and XLM, were also in red after the CPI report’s release.  The crypto market cap has dropped by 1.58% overall to $3.14 trillion, while the Crypto Greed and Fear Index has dropped to 35 compared to yesterday’s 37. Stablecoins, including USDT and USDC, have still maintained their prices and stayed in the green zone. BNB, Monero, and Axie Infinity are some of the cryptos that have gained traction despite the market shakiness, gaining 3.49%, 0.7%, and 1.2%, respectively.  Traditional markets also suffer a blow post CPI report Let me get this straight. 10Y yields are flying, meaning bonds are down. Gold is down. Bitcoin is down. Stocks are down. Bonds should be… up. Markets are all over the…

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Filed under: News - @ February 12, 2025 8:24 pm