{"id":18091,"date":"2023-02-26T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brics-nations-coalescing-against-the-dollar-major-banks-predict-more-fed-hikes-bitcoin-records-large-blocks-as-ordinals-gain-currency-the-weekly-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-02-26T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:03:46","slug":"brics-nations-coalescing-against-the-dollar-major-banks-predict-more-fed-hikes-bitcoin-records-large-blocks-as-ordinals-gain-currency-the-weekly-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brics-nations-coalescing-against-the-dollar-major-banks-predict-more-fed-hikes-bitcoin-records-large-blocks-as-ordinals-gain-currency-the-weekly-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS Nations &#8216;Coalescing Against the Dollar,&#8217; Major Banks Predict More Fed Hikes, Bitcoin Records Large Blocks as Ordinals Gain Currency \u2013 The Weekly Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"featured_image_container\">\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>In spite of turbulence in traditional global finance, with BRICS nations said to be pushing for de-dollarization and major banks like Bank of America and Goldman Sachs predicting further interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, creativity in crypto has found a new boon in the form of controversial inscriptions, called Ordinals, on the Bitcoin blockchain. All this and more, just below, in the latest Bitcoin.com News Week in Review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-575049 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad.jpg\" alt=\"Expert Predicts Looming Economic Collapse as BRICS Nations Unite Against the Dollar\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dollad.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Expert Predicts Looming Economic Collapse as BRICS Nations Unite Against the Dollar<\/h2>\n<p>Andy Schectman, CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments, explained in a recent interview that the five leading emerging economies \u2014 Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, collectively known as BRICS nations \u2014 are \u201ccoalescing against the dollar.\u201d Schectman believes that since 2022, de-dollarization \u201cseems to be spinning much, much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/expert-predicts-looming-economic-collapse-as-brics-nations-unite-against-the-dollar\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-574620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs.jpg\" alt=\"Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS Share Predictions of Further Fed Rate Hikes\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS Share Predictions About Further Fed Rate Hikes<\/h2>\n<p>Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and UBS have shared their predictions about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates further. Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, for example, now expect the Fed to raise interest rates three more times this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bank-of-america-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-share-predictions-further-fed-rate-hikes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-574622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy.jpg\" alt=\"Economist Warns the Fed Can't Get to Inflation Target 'Without Crushing the Economy'\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crush-economy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Economist Warns the Fed Can\u2019t Reach Inflation Target Without \u2018Crushing\u2019 US Economy<\/h2>\n<p>Economist Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz\u2019s chief economic advisor and chair of Gramercy Funds Management, has warned that the Federal Reserve cannot achieve its 2% inflation target without crushing the U.S. economy. \u201cYou need a higher stable inflation rate. Call it 3% to 4%,\u201d the economist suggested.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/economist-warns-the-fed-cant-reach-inflation-target-without-crushing-us-economy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-574872 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin Continues to Record Blocks Above the 3.75 MB Range as Ordinal Inscriptions Near 150,000\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blockssd.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin Continues to Record 3.75 MB Blocks as Ordinals Increase<\/h2>\n<p>As Ordinal inscriptions approached the 150,000 mark, blocks larger than 3 MB have become commonplace, with many blocks near the 4 MB range. Meanwhile, after the average transaction fee on-chain rose 122% higher at the beginning of February 2023, the average fee has remained the same over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-continues-to-record-blocks-above-the-3-75-mb-range-as-ordinal-inscriptions-near-150000\/\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__body__tags-related__tags\">\n<h6 class=\"article__body__tags-related__title\">\nTags in this story<br \/>\n<\/h6>\n<div class=\"article__body__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/andy-schectman\/\">Andy Schectman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/block-size\/\">Block Size<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/brics\/\">brics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/collapse\/\">collapse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/de-dollarization\/\">de-dollarization<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\">Federal Reserve<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/inflation\/\">inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/interest-rate\/\">interest rate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/major-banks\/\">major banks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/nfts\/\">NFTs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/ordinals\/\">ordinals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tag\/us-economy\/\">US economy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>What are your thoughts on this week\u2019s hottest stories from Bitcoin.com News? 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