Quantitative Easing (QE)
A monetary policy where central banks create money to purchase assets, increasing liquidity and lowering interest rates.
QE increases the money supply to stimulate the economy. Crypto advocates contrast QE’s discretionary issuance with fixed-supply assets like BCH.
"After QE programs expand fiat supply, some investors rotate into scarce assets as a hedge."
Related Terms
Inflation
→Inflation is the sustained increase in the general price level, often caused by money supply growth outpacing real output, reducing purchasing power.
Emission Schedule
→The predefined timeline and rate at which new coins are minted or released into circulation.
Hard cap
→A hard cap is the maximum number of coins or tokens that will ever be issued by a cryptocurrency, enforced by protocol rules.
Maximum Supply
→The predetermined total number of a cryptocurrency that will ever exist, enforced by the protocol's rules.
Hyperinflation
→Hyperinflation is an extremely rapid price increase in an economy, typically defined as >50% monthly inflation, caused by runaway money supply growth and loss of currency trust.
All terms and definitions may update as the Cryptionary improves.
