South African tycoon Elon Musk declares himself a Bitcoin supporter in a chat on the Clubhouse app; Chiliz Fan Tokens arrive in Japan via Coincheck. 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.
📍 The South African billionaire and tycoon Elon Musk He declared himself a sympathizer and supporter of Bitcoin (BTC), although he accepts that he would be arriving a little late to this cryptocurrency. A YouTube channel shows part of the participación from Elon Musk on the audio-only chat app Clubhouse, noting that bitcoin is a good thing, although it is “late to the party.”
Regarding Dogecoin, the billionaire noted that he does not have a strong opinion on the functioning or future of other cryptocurrencies and tokens present in the market, and that he has always seen the meme token, DOGE, as a joke. Musk also stressed that he must be careful with what he says, or what he publishes on his Twitter account, since this can affect the markets, as was recently seen with Bitcoin, when the tycoon updated his account to mention the cryptocurrency. After this, in a few minutes the price of Bitcoin rose to $38.000 USD, although it could not maintain this level.
📍 The Fan Tokens de Chiliz y Socios.com are joining Japan's digital platform Coincheck, which has been preparing to launch an NFT marketplace since last year. As Coincheck reported in a release Recently, its partnership with the world’s first tokenized sports exchange for NFTs, Chiliz, and its Socios app, will allow it to expand its services to start providing NFT tokens to its clients and users through Socios.
Coincheck recently integrated Enjin's first ENJ gaming token, which can be legally traded and used in Japan since January thanks to the authorization issued by the Japan Cryptocurrency and Virtual Asset Exchange Association (JVCEA).
📍 Peter SchiffSchiff, a well-known American stockbroker, economic commentator and writer who defends the qualities of gold over Bitcoin, pointed out that this cryptocurrency should not be regulated by governments. Although Schiff's opinion regarding Bitcoin is not so favorable, the investor specifies that he is not against the utility that Bitcoin offers to millions of users around the world, and pointed out that a regulation on a global cryptocurrency like this will not work in the future.
Schiff's tweet also indicates that Bitcoin holders are likely to lose a lot of money, a view that was refuted by many social media users and Bitcoin users, such as trading specialist Willy Wood, Who did mention that the arrival of the Internet in the 90s also meant a “bubble” for many of those who today carry out thousands of activities through this global network.
📍 The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be conducting investigations into trading in the shares of the American company GameStop. Although the authority did not make direct mention of this company, in a statement declaration official, the regulator noted that evaluating the “extreme volatility in the trading prices of certain stocks (seen) over the last few days”, something that can be interpreted as an investigation into the effect that GameStop is causing in the markets.
The company's stock has been experiencing extreme volatility after a community on Reddit drove up the value of the company's shares by refusing to short them. The market situation is leading the SEC to conduct the necessary investigations, stating that it is its duty to protect investors and consumers from participating in businesses that could cause them rapid and serious losses that undermine market confidence.
📍 After the successful Spanish President Pedro Sánchez’s announcement of Locha Mesh, of its equipment capable of transmitting bitcoin transactions over 7 kilometers without an Internet connection, its founders announce the closure of the project, due to the impossibility of continuing its development. The Locha Mesh team shared a statement with several media outlets, announcing that the development of this project will continue in the future, although it does not specify any specific date. Likewise, Locha Mesh informed the donors of the project that they can receive a refund for the pre-purchase of the equipment, called “Turpial development kits”, or continue with the donation until the development of the project is reestablished.
The sudden departure of its developers and the “temporary” closure of the project is leading many in the crypto community to judge This is considered a possible scam, as several people claim to have made investments in advance to finance and acquire these devices. Of course, the accusations are rejected by the developers, who claim that the reasons behind the closure of the project are not intended to scam the people who trusted them from the beginning. Despite the closure of the project, all the software developed that makes it possible still remains in its repository. GitHub accessible to all.
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