Quantitative Easing (QE)
A monetary policy where central banks create money to purchase assets, increasing liquidity and lowering interest rates.
- Type
- macroeconomics
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.
