Bitcoin (BTC) Weathers Global Market Slump Sparked by Inflation Jump

Bitcoin rode out a surprisingly strong US inflation print that roiled global markets by dimming hopes for rapid interest-rate reductions.

The digital asset traded at $49,500 as of 10:21 a.m. Wednesday in Singapore, near the highest level in over two years and little changed since Tuesday’s publication of above-forecast figures on US consumer prices in January.