“Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki had been warning for a long time that a market crash was coming and now his prediction has come true.
After U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 10 that he will impose a 100% tariff on imports from China, the crypto market crashed violently. In fact, on-chain data showed at one point that more than $19 billion in leveraged positions had been wiped out within 24 hours.
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So far, the latest crypto sell-off is the worst in the rather short history of the digital assets market.
A day after Trump’s announcement triggered the crypto crash, the popular personal finance author reminded everyone in a long post on X how he had predicted this year’s crash long ago.
Kiyosaki reminded everyone that he has been warning people to not save printed assets because inflation turns fiat money into “trash.” Instead, people should invest in “real assets” like gold, silver, and Bitcoin, he kept advising.
Of late, he has also recommended Ethereum. In fact, ETH and silver are his favorites today because these assets serve as stores of value, are used in industry, and are priced low, he explained.
Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki hold a press conference at Trump Tower on 5th Avenue 12 October 2006 for a book launching party for their new book titled “Why We Want You To Be Rich – Two Men – One Message”.
While Bitcoin maximalists have often hailed it as the “digital gold,” Kiyosaki has now drawn a comparison between Ether and silver.
ETH, which had been trading well above the $4,700 price mark only a few days ago, crashed violently during the crash. As per Kraken’s price feed, it was exchanging hands at $3,807.91 at the time of writing.
The Ethereum blockchain network forms a strong pillar of the decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure as several leading finance platforms like Maple Finance and Relay are built over it.
Kiyosaki nonetheless asked his followers to listen to both haters and lovers of Ethereum to understand its pros and cons before making an investment decision.
Bitcoin, meanwhile, was trading at $111,521.44 at press time.
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