A 70% oil spike could nearly double US inflation, slash rate-cut hopes, and deepen downside risks for Bitcoin prices in the coming months.
Yashu Gola
Yashu Gola is a staff writer at Cointelegraph and a member of the Cointelegraph team. He is a markets-focused journalist who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2014, previously serving as Editor-in-Chief at NewsBTC and contributing to CCN, Yahoo Finance, CoinDesk, and Bitcoinist. He covers crypto news and market analysis for the publication.
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