Early this morning, I get alerted by [LunarCrush](https://lunarcrush.com/api/link/p:_widgets_coin__detail-s:akt2-th:d-i:1w) about the current price trend which turns to be really good news... it mentioned a 7.39% price hike; from $5.30 to $5.692!

![Akash-Network-AKT2-1-Week-Activity_3-4-2021-_7-54-27_AM.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/funtraveller/48RqYsGzYa3RkMa8V38PtQX9wN29wMGas4W1FZyCCLEVTEYCgJqXRLpPCxyA11N2b6)
[source](https://lunarcrush.com/api/link/p:_widgets_coin__detail-s:akt2-m:social_volume-th:d-i:1w)

![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/funtraveller/EnynA6dHAk2CY56jStFBn5SivLQLHaui2Ftj2yhr9DyiyMNAAxR6V3h2QbjeNPS7S9J)

And then a few moments later, $AKT is already trading above the $6 price levels in [BitMax](https://bitmax.io/en/cashtrade-spottrading/usdt/akt).


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/funtraveller/Enync5Q5E3nfEAN5kXDEBc9LzaYfWpAzA9VEzTwtGMRczZVufhJXauW6y3pPkfgKALL)

### What's up?

One good reason for the price reversal is that people are buzzing about Akash in social media.


![Share-Akash-Network-AKT2-Social-Volume-Chart_3-4-2021-_8-03-46_AM.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/funtraveller/48J7tAvzNdXrXazsczyZHJMiRheMTDvD8pqyru1YJEpEt7h3AEoE8h1pLXxEoAfYY4)
[source](https://lunarcrush.com/api/link/p:_coins_akt2_akash-network-s:akt2-c:mc-t:cw-m:social_volume-th:d-i:1w)

Based on the chart, you can see a surge of social activity about it on Twitter. 

https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1367154999927578625?s=20

https://twitter.com/johnniecosmos/status/1367181729233068035?s=20

https://twitter.com/MennoPP/status/1367083968852594688?s=20

The Akashians are getting hyped by the last announcement which is the partnership with [Equinix-Metal](https://metal.equinix.com/), I went through the [Akash announcement](https://akash.network/blog/akash-network-integrates-with-equinix-metal-to-provide-the-first-viable-decentralized-cloud-solution/) and made some digging about Equinix-Metal and realize how huge this partnership is.

> Equinix Metal, built on top of Packet's platform, provides access to bare-metal servers housed in Equinix data centers. That offering alone made Metal stand out in a world where most other IaaS platforms focus on virtual servers and lack the far-flung reach of Equinix's global data center network.
[source](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/equinix/equinix-metal-updates-target-devops-hybrid-cloud-use-cases)

As mentioned in the post, Equinix is the world's largest data center and they have 220 data centers in 25 countries. They will be providing cloud computing for the Akash Network.

With this partnership, the team would only work on acquiring deployments from clients to utilize the cloud marketplace.

During the testnets, there were 1000+ deployments that took place and the Akash network has proven its workability.

Personally, I'm looking into blockchain projects' deployment to the Akash network. As it will truly decentralize the blockchain technology as it is meant to be.

https://twitter.com/gregosuri/status/1366938566736175110?s=20

I'm looking forward to the launch date on the 8th of March 2021; it's going to be massive progress in the blockchain world!

### Cheers!

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