Elon Musk – who was also one of the founders of OpenAI back in the day – has been working on xAI for a while now, a firm launching another chatbot named Grok whose selling point is being “quirky” and having access to the Twitter API in order to stay up to date with current...Read More
Elon Musk and Mark Cuban have joined forces to challenge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) practice of conducting in-house trials without juries. The duo has presented a joint amicus brief to the Supreme Court, raising questions about the legitimacy of the SEC’s administrative proceedings and their implications for the Seventh Amendment right to...Read More
X is making big moves to revamp its Everything app, including integrating payment solutions on the platform. CEO Linda Yaccarino recently shared a video on the platform hinting at what’s all to come to X, along with the ability to pay users through simple chat features. Are they joining hands with any e-commerce portal as...Read More
Elon Musk is considering the possibility of developing a social media platform based on blockchain technology, including payment systems. This information is revealed in an exclusive excerpt from Musk’s biography, written by Isaacson. The writer – Isaacson – delves into one of Musk’s most contentious decisions: acquiring Twitter. The biography also explores the future possibilities...Read More
Elon Musk’s recent denial of the speculated “X coin” has ignited discussions within the cryptocurrency community, particularly concerning the fate of Dogecoin (DOGE). This comes after Musk took to the platform, issuing a clear and direct “No” in response to speculations about the platform having an internal token. NEWS: might be looking at launching coin...Read More
Bitcoin flash crashed to about $25.3k in an unexpected downturn triggering severe liquidations for traders. The bloodbath follows Evergrande’s bankruptcy, but it’s the SpaceX write-down that has taken center stage. Certain documents have emerged that reportedly provided a rare insight into the financials of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, revealing that the space company wrote down the...Read More
Attorneys representing Tesla CEO Elon Musk are calling for a judge to dismiss a multi-billion dollar case accusing the celebrity entrepreneur of insider trading with Dogecoin (DOGE) against his online followers. The lawyers say the accusations should be dismissed with prejudice, barring plaintiffs from continuing to burden the judicial system with additional accusations based on...Read More
Responding to a Dogecoin influencer warning about scam coins, Elon Musk said Friday that X will never launch a token. And we never will — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2023 While that may be so, make no mistake about it — crypto and finance feature heavily in Musk’s plans for X.com. He recently teased...Read More
While Twitter’s sudden rebranding to X has caught many by surprise, it seems Elon Musk has had a radical transformation for the platform in mind for a while. Here’s what we know about how he plans to change the old “Twitter” – and what it might mean for crypto. Baking In Financial Services In a...Read More
Dogecoin (DOGE) shot up another 10% on Tuesday on greater excitement surrounding Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to “X”. Tuesday’s rise follows a related post on Musk’s Twitter, where the tech mogul appeared to link X to the famous dog meme. Dogecoin and X Musk reposted a nine-second animated graphic of the platform’s new “X”...Read More
Tesla boss Elon Musk is guilty of insider trading against his followers using Dogecoin (DOGE), alleged memecoin investors in a court filing against the tech entrepreneur on Wednesday. The accusations are a follow-up to a $258 billion class action lawsuit filed by the same group in June 2022, accusing Musk and his companies of causing...Read More
In a recent interview with WSJ, Tesla’s CEO said he cannot advise people to allocate money in the cryptocurrency market. He also touched upon Dogecoin, explaining why it is his favorite digital asset. Elon Musk has had a rocky and controversial relationship with the cryptocurrency industry for the past several years. It ranges from buying...Read More
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently unfollowed Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk after what seemed like a long and friendly history between the two parties. Though neither executive has left any explicit clues, crypto Twitter has some theories about what may be driving tension between the tech billionaires. Did Twitter Shun Binance? Twitter account...Read More
Elon Musk announced that he has found a new leader for Twitter and will shift into a new role as chief technologist. While Musk is yet to name his successor, reports suggest that NBC Universal executive Linda Yaccarino could potentially replace him as the new leader of the microblogging platform. In a tweet on May...Read More
The price of the popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency – FLOKI – has soared by more than 40% in the past 24 hours. The surge happened shortly after the American subsidiary of Binance – Binance.US – listed the asset on its platform. Binance.US – Binance’s arm designed to serve United States residents – added FLOKI among the...Read More
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