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title: Is bitcoin an inflation hedge?
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4763347/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4763347
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4763347
featured: 2024-03-20
citations: 7
topic: Crypto & DeFi
---


# Is bitcoin an inflation hedge?

Research suggests that Bitcoin's returns significantly increase after a positive inflation shock, indicating its potential as an inflation hedge.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4763347
- Identifier: SSRN 4763347
- Released: 2024-03-06
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 41 (2024-03-20): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-03-20/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 7
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Crypto & DeFi

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