Raising the minimum wage is generally a good thing, but some merchants are using this as an excuse to raise prices wildly. Government departments have already launched investigations into this behavior. In plain terms, once inflation expectations appear, merchants adjust their prices accordingly, passing the cost pressure onto consumers. This phenomenon is common in any economic cycle—whether in traditional finance or the crypto market, similar pricing power battles can be observed. The regulatory intervention at least indicates that this is not a problem to be ignored.