Forbes magazine has recognized Bit2Me as one of the companies that will set fire to 2021, while traders and experts calm the community's concerns about recent Bitcoin corrections. This and more news in this handy daily summary so you are always informed with those most recent events that happen within the crypto world.
📍 Advocates and experts in Bitcoin (BTC) They go to social networks to calm emotions in the user community, which arise due to the volatility of the cryptocurrency these days in the markets. For example, Matias Bari, CEO of SatoshiTango, explained that part of the current correction is due to the sale carried out by users who bought BTC when its price was around $20.000 and $25.000 USD, who saw gains of 60% and 100% in one month.
For his part, the Twitter user AltcoinDailyio he highlighted that corrections are a natural part of markets, and that they occur continuously to guarantee healthy and sustainable development.
📍 Forbes, the world's most recognized business and finance magazine, included a Bit2Me among the companies that support the “21 ideas for the future that will set 2021 on fire”. The magazine's report highlighted the services Bit2Me provides, as well as plans to launch a Visa crypto card this year, which will be linked to the wallet Bit2Me Wallet to facilitate the use of the cryptocurrencies supported by the platform in more than 40 million businesses around the world.
📍 This January 12th was fulfilled 12 years since the first transaction made with Bitcoin, which was executed as a functional test to evaluate the operation of the network. On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin who still remains anonymous, made the first transaction on the network, moving a total of 10 BTC, which today has a value of more than $339.000 USD.
Hal Finney, a renowned systems engineer, crypto supporter and activist, was the first person in the world to receive a transaction in bitcoin. Finney died in 2014 from the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS.
📍 LaBitConf, the most important conference in Latin America on cryptocurrencies and blockchain, is inviting the community to participate in a virtual meeting to discuss the price of Bitcoin today. Renowned figures from the crypto world will participate in this virtual meeting, such as Carlos Maslatón, lawyer and well-known investment analyst; Rodolfo Andragnes, president of the NGO Bitcoin Argentina and Franco Amati, co-founder of the blockchain startup Signature.
Other topics of interest that will be discussed in this virtual meeting are related to the future of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and the risks inherent to digital markets.
📍 In South Korea, the government announced its plans to finance and invest in the development of blockchain technology in 2021. The government included this technology in its development and economic recovery plans, and increased investment in this industry by more than 60%, compared to the year past; allocating a total of 50 million dollars for the development of several blockchain-based projects in 2021.
📍 Brian brooks, the leader of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an entity attached to the United States Department of the Treasury, spoke out again in favor of the crypto industry, this time mentioning that digital finance ecosystems will mark a new beginning and future for traditional banking, which, in his opinion, is capable of reconsidering and reflecting on the mistakes made in the past.
“Could we usher in a future where we eliminate error, stop discrimination, and achieve universal access for all? Optimists like me think so.”
In her article In an opinion piece published by the Financial Times, Brooks points out that change and adaptation to new developments will give a refreshing turn to a sector that has been full of errors and fraud.
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