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Bitcoin faces a new macro test as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh highlights sticky inflation metrics

Bitcoin faces a new macro test as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh highlights sticky inflation metricsWorldPing

ETF inflows and larger Treasury buybacks can cushion volatility, but neither substitutes for disinflation.

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