The cryptocurrency market generally expects a rise in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies when Donald Trump is elected as the new president of the United States.
However, one analyst warned that Trump's economic policies could harm the Bitcoin and crypto market.
Speaking to DL News, cryptocurrency analyst Noelle Acheson warned that although Donald Trump is pro-cryptocurrency and has officially incorporated this approach into his Republican party, his economic policies could lead to higher inflation, which could harm the crypto market.
Acheson noted that Republican proposals such as tax cuts, tariffs and a weak dollar generally lead to increased inflation.
Although low inflation and low interest rates benefit risky assets like crypto, high inflation can have the opposite effect in the short term. However, Trump's push for a weaker dollar could also create currency turmoil, making Bitcoin and crypto more attractive, according to the analyst.
“Lower inflation means lower interest rates, which bodes well for risky assets including crypto. However, some of Trump's economic policies could increase inflation, which would not be good for BTC and crypto.
But to be fair, Trump's effort to weaken the dollar could also lead to turmoil in the currency, which could make assets like cryptocurrencies more attractive.
This should be good for BTC because currency turmoil will increase the appeal of Bitcoin, an asset with a hard supply cap that can diversify reserves without being affected by geopolitics.
This will ultimately affect the Bitcoin price positively.”
*This is not investment advice.
