History has proven that cryptocurrencies outperform other currencies during currency expansions.
Gold is up more than 30% this year, while the NASDAQ is up just 24.43%.
#Bitcoin (BTC) is currently leading the way, up more than 52% this year.
Data from #cryptocurrency provider Ecoinometrics underscores bitcoin's ability to thrive in times of currency growth.
While major economies face potential financial difficulties, bitcoin's response to the fall of fiat currencies is once again gaining attention. A key example of this was in 2020, when the U. S. and other governments around the world injected significant liquidity into their economies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this period, bitcoin significantly outperformed traditional assets, demonstrating its potential as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.
In the wake of the pandemic, central banks around the world took steps to ease monetary policy on a large scale. In the U. S. , for example, the M2 money supply increased by $6 trillion to overcome the economic impact of COVID-19. According to an analysis by Econometrics, bitcoin has benefited significantly from the influx of liquidity, unlike traditional assets. During this period, the cryptocurrency grew at an impressive #compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 150%.
This growth rate is well ahead of the NASDAQ, which grew at an annual rate of less than 50%, and gold, which lagged far behind.
Bitcoin's annual growth rate is about four times that of NASDAQ and 20 times that of gold.
The current economic situation is different from the aggressive financial expansion of 2020. Governments are not printing money at the same pace as they did during the pandemic.
As a result, the price of bitcoin has stabilized in recent months.
Despite the current calm, global fiscal challenges, such as rising budget deficits and debt levels, suggest that a new wave of liquidity injections may be on the horizon.
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