{"id":161107,"date":"2023-09-22T23:41:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=161107"},"modified":"2023-09-22T23:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:11:21","slug":"real-estate-or-bitcoin-which-is-more-reliable-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/real-estate-or-bitcoin-which-is-more-reliable-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate or Bitcoin: Which is more reliable? &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-ff33fc9a=\"\">\n<p>On this week\u2019s episode of <em>Macro Markets<\/em>, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the real estate markets, highlighting stagnant mortgage demand, attributed to rising rates. With an average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest rate of 7.27%, refinancing and home purchase applications have dropped significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Pechman speculates that house prices might rise if inflation continues to grow. While some sellers may be distressed, real estate, especially urban residential, has historically been a reliable store of value. He concludes by highlighting that other investment options may not provide a safer haven in the current economic climate.<\/p>\n<p>In the second segment, Pechman discusses Instacart\u2019s initial public offering, which established its valuation at roughly $10 billion, significantly lower than its $39 billion peak valuation. This reflects the challenges faced by venture capitalists in the current economic climate. Pechman suggests a shift in investor metrics, emphasizing the need for a reliable store of value, where cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\">BTC<\/a>) could play a role.<\/p>\n<p>Pechman notes that not all cryptocurrencies seek growth through user bases and fees. Bitcoin can operate as a transparent reserve system for banks and nations, issuing Bitcoin-backed digital assets without requiring a billion users. This shift in perspective highlights the need for a reliable store of value. Unlike precious metals with auditing challenges, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies can fill this role regardless of everyday user adoption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TKFaHW_Lft8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TKFaHW_Lft8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For additional details and the complete analysis, check out the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cointelegraph\">Cointelegraph YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s episode of Macro Markets, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the real estate markets, highlighting stagnant mortgage demand, attributed to rising rates. With an average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest rate of 7.27%, refinancing and home purchase applications have dropped significantly. Still, Pechman speculates that house prices might rise if inflation continues to grow. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-161107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161109,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161107\/revisions\/161109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}