Dogecoin (DOGE) – the OG memecoin – was up by around 30% since the beginning of the month. It is trading above $0.09 and is currently rising on the backdrop of Elon Musk’s tweet about his starship launch attempt. But the initial boost can be attributed to the abrupt change of the old blue bird...Read More
The electric vehicle giant Tesla did not buy or sell any BTC during the first quarter of 2023. The company’s last transaction was in Q2, 2022, when it sold 75% of its BTC holdings to cope with rising production costs. No Changes in Q1 The EV manufacturer, led by Elon Musk, announced it had kept...Read More
SpaceX CEO and Dogecoin enthusiast Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that the company is targeting April 20 for a test flight of its Starship rocket. As it happens, April 20 (4/20) is celebrated by the Dogecoin community as “Doge Day.” April 20 was declared Doge Day by the Doge community back in 2021 with an...Read More
Elon Musk is now offering 1 million DOGE as a reward to anyone who can locate the whereabouts of the mine and provide proof of its existence. To set the record straight, a designer at Dogecoin, who goes by the Twitter handle ‘DogeDesigner,’ offered 69,420 DOGE to any media outlet that can prove the existence...Read More
Twitter is all set to roll out a new feature enabling its users to access stocks, cryptocurrencies, and other financial assets through a partnership with the fintech company eToro. The collaboration will focus on expanding Twitter cashtags to cover far more instruments and asset classes, as per an eToro spokesperson. eToro-Twitter According to a CNBC...Read More
If some angry investors had it their way, the world’s most successful tech startup founder and CEO would meanwhile lose his fortune. The cohort of people bringing “Johnson v Musk et al” in U.S. federal court, Southern District of New York, are suing him for $258 billion. Elon Musk’s attorneys wrote in a memo to...Read More
The speculations about whether Elon Musk purposefully inflated Dogecoin’s price by changing Twitter’s logo so that he can dispose of his holdings continue on social media. According to data from Lookonchain, two of the five largest DOGE whales sold over $120 million worth of the memecoin amid its massive price rally this week. Twitter’s new...Read More
Twitter’s main logo abruptly changed on Monday into a picture of the infamous “Doge” meme – a Dogecoin (DOGE) predictably pumped as a result. The cryptocurrency is up 25% in the past hour, now trading for $0.1. Elon Pumps Doge (Again) When logging into Twitter, the bluebird that once appeared on Twitter’s loading page has...Read More
Bill Ackman – an American billionaire investor and Founder of Pershing Square Capital – thinks the US Federal Reserve should temporarily halt its policy to stabilize the local banking system and prevent contagion. Tesla’s CEO and one of the world’s richest people – Elon Musk – urged the central bank to drop the interest rates...Read More
Twitter’s owner and one of the wealthiest people on the planet – Elon Musk – dropped a sarcastic tweet regarding Jim Cramer’s recent market predictions. The host of CNBC’s financial TV show – “Mad Money” – has given guidance to investors numerous times, but often that advice has turned wrong. A few days ago, he...Read More
The popular memecoin Floki Inu (FLOKI) has been one of the best performers in the cryptocurrency market lately, surging nearly 410% in the last 30 days. Here are some of the potential reasons behind the massive price expansion. Burning Proposal and More Attention From Whales The team behind the project recently contemplated burning around 5 trillion...Read More
The popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency – FLOKI – spiked around 41% after Elon Musk uploaded a photo of his dog dressed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. Other memecoins, including DOGE, SHIB, and BABYDOGE, also headed north albeit in a more modest fashion. Tesla’s CEO and one of the wealthiest people on the planet...Read More
Elon Musk is moving ahead with plans to bring payment functionality to Twitter, bringing another revenue stream to the struggling social media giant. Though the technology will primarily be fiat-focused, it will be built so that crypto-functionality can be added in the future. Twitter and Payments As reported by the Financial Times on Monday, Esther...Read More
Cryptosat – a California-based builder of satellites that power cryptographic and blockchain applications – sent into orbit another satellite called Crypto2. The company employed the services of Elon Musk’s rocket manufacturer – SpaceX. The Second Mission According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, Cryptosat sent its second satellite into Earth’s orbit using the two-stage rocket...Read More
Dmitry Medvedev – a Russian politician who served as President of the country between 2008 and 2012 – thinks 2023 could see the crash of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He suggested that such an event could reduce the power of the euro and the dollar and boost the usage of...Read More
Twitter introduced a new cryptocurrency feature on its platform that allows users to check the current price of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). The graphics display the logo of the market tracking site Trading View and a link directing to Robinhood. It remains unknown whether those two were somehow involved with the new feature. Twitter’s...Read More
Elon Musk said he will appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the social media giant as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough” to fill the position. The entrepreneur previously launched a poll asking users whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO. Over 57% of the participants answered “yes.” Vox Populi, Vox Dei...Read More
Elon Musk has alleged that the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has donated over a billion dollars to the Democratic party to support them in the elections. In a recent discussion on Twitter, Will Manidis, the Chief Executive Office of healthcare AI platform Science, called SBF’s donations to politicians “one of the highest...Read More
New Twitter boss Elon Musk continues to spark controversies, from firing most of the company’s employees to dabbling with key features and restoring banned accounts. Now, the billionaire is up against regulators in the European Union (EU). Musk has, time and again, said that his mission at Twitter is to maximize free speech. He appears...Read More
Twitter’s new CEO – Elon Musk – thinks Sam Bankman-Fried is much better at “bribing media” than managing a cryptocurrency platform. The South African entrepreneur also dismissed the rumors that FTX’s former boss had purchased a $100 million stake at Twitter. Another Wave of Criticism The general public opinion on SBF has undoubtedly changed for...Read More
Just three weeks after acquiring social media giant Twitter, Elon Musk has triggered a mass exit at the company. Within the first week, the billionaire fired top executives, including the CEO and CFO, and eliminated over 3,500 job positions. He has now given an ultimatum for the remaining employees to sign up for “long hours...Read More
The notorious new “Chief Twit,” Elon Musk, may not be so for much longer. After buying Twitter and installing himself as its CEO late last month, the billionaire has revealed plans to leave the management of the firm to another person. Elon is Busy Speaking at B20 Indonesia 2022 on Monday, Musk said he was...Read More
The world’s richest man has once again shared his thoughts on the primary cryptocurrency by means of total market capitalization. Tesla’s CEO, as well as Twitter’s new owner, reiterated his stance that Bitcoin will make it. Bitcoin will make it, but it might be a long winter. That’s what Elon Musk had to say about...Read More
Elon Musk recently said that he had a conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried before the Twitter deal. He also shared some predictions going forward. The world’s richest man recently joined a discussion on Twitter with over 60,000 listeners to talk about the FTX hack and bankruptcy. Musk revealed that he had a conversation with the exchange’s...Read More
It has been a week since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and he has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm. The subsequent cataclysmic layoffs have left many baffled. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, for one, believes the Tesla chief can make Twitter “really great” or “really terrible.” The latter scenario would...Read More
Elon Musk is officially in charge of Twitter, and he has already made several big-time changes, including a monthly subscription. The rumors on whether the billionaire will implement Dogecoin payments started emerging immediately, and he only strengthened them. It’s been less than a week since Musk’s acquisition of Twitter was completed after several months of...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – was one of Elon Musk’s financial backers in his multi-billion acquisition of Twitter, contributing $500 million. CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) believes the social media platform will eliminate many problems, including spam comments and scam accounts, with Musk at the helm. Twitter Should Benefit Under the New Regime...Read More
After less than a week as “Chief Twit,” Elon Musk is pushing for the social platform’s first major change – starting with its verification service. The CEO is reportedly forcing his employees to put a paywall behind Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark. If they don’t comply, they will be fired from the company. Musk’s plan is...Read More
After allocating $500 million to support Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout, the world’s largest crypto exchange said it wants to establish a dedicated unit to help the social media platform’s upcoming challenges. The statement from the company, as reported by Bloomberg, informed that one of the key areas where Binance wants to help the most is...Read More
Having officially bought Twitter, Elon Musk will immediately appoint himself as Chief Executive Officer of the now-private social media giant. Besides clearing out its top executives, the new leader reportedly plans to do away with permanently banned accounts across the platform. No More Permabans As reported by Bloomberg on Friday, Musk plans to replace Parag...Read More
