{"id":466318,"date":"2021-06-28T16:52:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=466318"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:56:49","slug":"kevin-pietersen-bitcoin-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/kevin-pietersen-bitcoin-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"Top English Cricketer Kevin Pietersen Acknowledges Bitcoin (BTC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bitcoin and altcoin space never ceases to have new entries. From giant firms to government-backed institutions and celebrities all joining the party, it’s no gain to say that the world has yet to witness the full-blown potential of crypto.<\/p>\n
Today, the latest entrant into the crypto-world is a prominent and controversial former batsman from England, Kevin Pietersen.<\/p>\n
Pietersen’s declaration of his closeness to joining the Bitcoin world means he would be following the order of Shoaib Akhtar, an ex-Pakistani cricketer who launched the world\u2019s first cricket-centric NFT marketplace only last week.<\/p>\n
The interest of the high-profile ex-internationals in the digital assets is proof of the cricket world’s gradual delve into the crypto charming world.<\/p>\n
On his Twitter handle on Monday, Kevin Pietersen conveyed that after a fruitful discussion with McCormac, he’s “getting closer & closer to joining the #bitcoin world.”<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/KP24\/status\/46220544<\/p>\n
Recall McCormack, host of one of the most famous cryptocurrency podcasts globally, lately hosted El Salvador<\/a> President Nayib Bukele.<\/p>\n The event was basically to discuss the use of Bitcoin as a legal tender in the country. El Salvador this month became the first country to approve Bitcoin as legal tender, a policy earmarked to take full effect in September 2021.<\/p>\n While being interviewed on Wednesday during the discussion, the El Salvador president revealed<\/a> that putting such faith in the digital currency was to drive in job opportunities and economic development to the Central American nation.<\/p>\n Despite the World Bank’s refusal to grant the country the requested technical support and expertise, Bukele reiterated his confidence, saying the policy would be productive.<\/p>\n The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had expressed some concerns about the policy, which the small American nation had reached out to the World Bank for help.<\/p>\n However, the World Bank turned down the request to help policy implementation given the environmental and transparency shortcomings of the digital asset.<\/p>\n Bitcoin adoption for payment has been for some time now a subject of discussion on transparency and environmental impact.<\/p>\n In fact, the issues have led to the crash of the digital asset for about two weeks now when Elon Musk announced<\/a> that Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin (BTC) as payment because of its environmental impact.<\/p>\n The declaration has since plummeted its price, losing 15% in value in less than 24 hours. Nonetheless, the tech tycoon gave a green light, tweeted something rather favorable that sent the bitcoin price bouncing again by almost 5% in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\nThe Arguments Against Bitcoin <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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