Renowned Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki is buying more Bitcoin because he prefers the free-floating cryptocurrency to government-controlled CBDCs; meanwhile, Bitcoin usage and adoption in the United States continues to grow. These and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
Cryptocurrencies and altcoins
📍Robert Kiyosaki, the famous writer of the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, reaffirmed his support for Bitcoin, pointing out that this cryptocurrency gives him freedom, contrary to digital money or CBDC that governments and central banks are pushing. On Twitter, Kiyosaki wrote that he would “rather own Bitcoin than a government-controlled digital currency.” The famous writer and entrepreneur said he is buying more bitcoins.
📍Meanwhile, Bloomberg Crypto analysts predict that Bitcoin (BTC) could recover this year, and reach a new high of $400.000. Experts say considering that cryptocurrency is maintaining its long-term upward trend, and if it replicates the increases or performance seen in years such as 2013 and 2017, then the value of the cryptocurrency could reach $400.000 this year.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Adoption
📍The United States opens another 300 kiosks where users can buy bitcoins. An ATM company enabled the purchase of bitcoin cryptocurrencies in 300 kiosks and grocery stores located in the state of Florida, making the purchase of bitcoins in this country increasingly easier and more accessible for users.
📍Caruso Properties, one of the largest private real estate companies in the United States, announced will begin accepting bitcoins as a means of payment for property rentals, the Los Angeles Times reported. The real estate company also said it is investing 1% of its capital in the cryptocurrency.
📍Katie Stockton, a technical analyst at Fairlead Strategies, an investment risk research and advisory firm, points out that Bitcoin's long-term upward trend remains intact, despite the corrections the cryptocurrency has suffered in recent weeks.
As of the date of this edition, bitcoin is trading on the markets with a value of $56.600, showing a 2,6% drop in the last few hours. However, so far this year, bitcoin's growth on the markets exceeds 90%.
Miners
📍Bitmain receives another purchase order for mining equipment ASIC from the Riot Blockchain firm. According to a release Shared by Bitmain, Riot Blockchain signed the purchase of 42.000 new mining rigs to expand its computing power on the Bitcoin network to 7,7 EH/s by the end of 2022. The purchase of Bitmain's S19j Antminer equipment was signed for a total of $138,5 million.
NFT and DeFi Markets
📍The Spanish Folk Metal band, Mago de Oz, announced the launch of an NFT. On the digital platform Uniquedigital.art, the musical band opened the auction of an unpublished cover as a non-fungible token, which is currently being offered on this same platform for a value of 850 euros. The auction will be open until April 15.
📍Jump Trading invest on Chiliz to boost an expansion strategy that will help the platform grow its non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem in the sports industry. Recently, the sports tokenization platform He launched the first Fan Token for the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has been launched, expanding its NFT offering to include martial arts.
Chiliz also announced that it will be expanding its token offering in the United States, and will soon begin launching new tokens related to other sports.
Development and Technology
📍The function of Decentralized Identity based on blockchain de Microsoft, now has the participation of the firm VU, a leading company in the development of solutions for identity verification. The functionalities that Microsoft is developing will allow companies and businesses to manage and verify a series of data and information quickly and in a highly secure manner thanks to the properties offered by blockchain technology.
The alliance with VU allows Microsoft customers to have access to the platform VU Security to confirm your identity information within seconds.
📍The cloud platform IBM Cloud for Financial Service is now available for users. The technology company reported IBM announced that new cloud-native capabilities through its IBM Cloud for Financial Services offering include support for Red Hat OpenShift, as well as other innovative services natively. IBM is focusing on designing sophisticated features and functionality that drive security and trust within confidential computing.
Regulations
📍In Singapore, the country's Monetary Authority published a guide to require financial service providers with digital assets and exchanges cryptocurrency exchanges to identify users who carry out transactions involving private or external wallets. According to the monetary authority, the new regulations are imposed to control the risks of money laundering and money laundering with crypto assets.
📍Anders Brownworth, a payment systems architect at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said the United States must have a digital dollar that is as strong and robust as bitcoin, to improve the security and scalability of its financial system. Brownworth made these remarks during the conference from MIT Bitcoin Expo 2021: The New Normal.
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