Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by The Defiant / DL News / Protos / CryptoSlate at 17 Oct, 07:00 UTC

Borrowing costs, missed interest income, and futures fees can all eat into returns even when Bitcoin holds its value. That's a big problem, and it gets even worse when inflation stays high. September's US inflation report showed consumer prices up 3.7% year over year, fueling concerns about the…