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Robert Kiyosaki took to X on January 22 to affirm that he is, unlike many other investors and observers, unfazed by the cryptocurrency market bloodbath that erased some $220 billion between January 18 and press time on January 23. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization one-week chart. Source: TradingView Specifically, in a social media post made late on Thursday, the famous author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’ explained he ‘do(es) not care’ if the price of Bitcoin (BTC) – or gold and silver – goes in either direction. Instead, Kiyosaki believes that as long as one owns and keeps investing in the cryptocurrency and the two commodities, they will continue growing rich. A key reason for this, according to the author, is the fact that the national debt of the U.S. keeps rising, and the purchasing power of the American dollar (USD) keeps dropping. Indeed, the government debt rose from $36.19 trillion at the end of 2024 to more than $38.40 trillion at the end of 2025, despite President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s pledge to curtail spending. Within the same timeframe, the USD’s value dropped 2.68%. “The world has incompetent, highly educated PhD’s…like my poor dad…. Controlling the Fed, the Treasury, and US Government,” Kiyosaki remarked. Why Kiyosaki is not worried about crypto and commodity price moves The latest X post is largely consistent with the author’s overall message. For years, Kiyosaki has been lambasting fiat currencies such as USD as worthless and foretelling that a crisis that will erase most of the world’s wealth is imminent. While the foretold recession is yet to take place, Robert Kiyosaki’s investment advice – to always buy more BTC, gold, silver, and, if possible, cash-generating business, real estate, and wagyu ranches – has been rather fruitful in recent years.…

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