The price of Bitcoin has surpassed $30.000 per unit just hours after the CPI report was published by the United States Federal Reserve. This 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.
Bitcoin Surpasses $30.000 USD Per BTC
📍With a weekly growth of almost 9%, Bitcoin is trading at around $30.130 per BTC, at the time of writing this article. Bitcoin's rise in the market coincides with the imminent release of the Federal Reserve's CPI (Consumer Price Index) report, scheduled for April 12.
On the other hand, GSR platform co-founder Rich Rosenblum told The Block that Bitcoin's price surge over the past week could be related to the move by several countries around the world to move away from the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
“The desire for ‘de-dollarization’ has helped spur Bitcoin’s resurgence,” the investment expert suggested. The price of Bitcoin has not seen the $30.000 per BTC level since June 2022.
The Bitcoin network has been operational for more than 14 years
📍According to Documenting Bitcoin, the blockchain of the world's most powerful cryptocurrency has been operational for 7,5 million minutes. This is what the Bitcoin information channel, Documenting Bitcoin, claims via Twitter.
Bitcoin was launched to the public on January 3, 2009, becoming the first decentralized blockchain to go live in the world. To date, the cryptocurrency and blockchain network has been in operation almost uninterrupted, marking a milestone of 7.500.000 minutes of activity.
Data from the BitNodes platform reveals that there are currently 17.706 nodes connected to the Bitcoin network, a figure that reflects a 14% growth in the number of operational nodes in the last 3 months.
Web3 development is a priority in Hong Kong's plans
📍The volatility of the cryptocurrency market will not prevent Hong Kong from becoming a world leader in crypto innovation. Hong Kong's financial secretary Paul Chan believes the time is ripe to boost the adoption of cryptocurrencies and Web3.
Through a publication On the city government portal, Chan stressed that Hong Kong remains firm in its plans to conquer the crypto/blockchain ecosystem and Web3 to accelerate economic recovery.
Hong Kong will host the “Digital Economy Summit 2023”, where leading experts will meet to discuss building an intelligent future, in which technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data and Web3 are indispensable.
Metaverse and AI present at CEU San Pablo University
📍Emerging technologies, such as the Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence, are becoming increasingly present in higher education institutions. Rosa Visiedo, rector of the CEU San Pablo University, located in Madrid, is determined to integrate the metaverse and Artificial Intelligence into university education.
There is currently a great debate about the impact that technologies such as AI can have in the educational and academic field. However, for Visiedo, although new technologies can help students to engage in dishonest practices, it is also true that the correct and responsible use of these innovations can optimize the development of the educational sector.
Visiedo believes that universities and students should use the metaverse and artificial intelligence as much as possible. Regarding the CEU San Pablo University, he indicated that these technologies are already present in the educational institution.
Artificial Intelligence is also finding great use cases and applications in the world of healthcare and other sectors.
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