Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, which became known recently, and was appointed to the board of directors shortly after. Now, the billionaire made several propositions to the social media giant’s paid subscription plan, one of which sees the implementation of Dogecoin payments. As reported by CryptoPotato...Read More
The pre-market prices of Twitter’s shares skyrocketed by double-digits as news emerged that Tesla’s CEO had acquired a 9.2% passive stake in the social media platform. Interestingly, Dogecoin’s price also soared once the news broke. According to a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter...Read More
Elon Musk has Tweeted a Youtube video that ‘explains everything’ about Dogecoin Elon’s was responding to a Tweet by the Director of Research at Ark Invest, Brett Winton Winton’s tweet featured a conversation in which he was trying to explain Bitcoin to his mum The 2014 Youtube video posted by Elon, summarizes the genesis of...Read More
Earlier this week, the President of the Chechen Republic – Ramzan Kadyrov – advised Elon Musk not to measure his strength against Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov went further, ironically calling Tesla’s CEO – Elona (the female version of his name). As it goes with the nature of the crypto community, scammers created over 30 tokens containing...Read More
The world’s richest man – Elon Musk – took it to Twitter to reveal that the company he spearheads – Tesla – is coming under pressure from the increasing inflation. He also shared his opinion on what assets it’s better to own when inflation goes up. In a recent tweet, the man behind Tesla and...Read More
Billy Markus – Co-Founder of Dogecoin – is not keen on other memecoins. In his view, creators of such projects are “trying to get rich” on the back of individuals seeking quick profits. ‘Memecoins Aren’t Even Memes’ In his most recent tweet, Billy Markus – aka Shibetoshi Nakamoto – was not kind to other memecoins....Read More
Elon Musk’s interest in Dogecoin (DOGE) needs no introduction. The self-proclaimed ‘DogeFather’ has hinted at yet another collaboration, this time with his satellite internet venture, Starlink. Will Starlink Accept Dogecoin For Merch The business magnate responded with a wink emoji when a Twitter user proposed an idea of SpaceX merch store and Starlink accepting the...Read More
The relationship between the US fast-food chain and the cryptocurrency industry went on another level in the past several days during the market correction. The latest to get involved was Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk. Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto space slumped in value in less than a week. The entire market cap...Read More
Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – opined that digital assets could reduce the error in the money database. In his view, cryptocurrencies are not ideal, but they are “fundamentally better” than any other financial product. The entrepreneur once again claimed that Bitcoin’s main use case is a store of wealth, while Dogecoin is better suited...Read More
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of the electric car manufacturer, Tesla, has recently voiced his lack of support for the ongoing campaign for the metaverse and Web3 ecosystems. Speaking in a recent interview with Babylon Bee, Musk noted that Web3 and metaverse trends are becoming so widespread, but he does not buy...Read More
Elon Musk was named the 2021 Person of the Year by TIME Magazine – a reward given to him for “creating solutions to an existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and the perils of the age of tech titans,” and other worthwhile achievements. After receiving the reward, during the interview with TIME Magazine, Musk took the opportunity...Read More
Binance has been experiencing problems with Dogecoin withdrawals for over ten days now. The root cause is a technical issue that resent old transactions to Binance users, besides DOGE holders being unable to withdraw the currency. CryptoPotato reported that the 1.14.5 upgrade on the Dogecoin network led to issues on the Binance exchange. Some failed (stuck) transactions...Read More
Ridiculous and bizarre trends in the crypto industry aren’t surprising. Little-known StarLink (STARL) is the latest to see a wild swing that has some connection with Elon Musk, but it’s not what you think. Coincidentally, StarLink happens to share the same name as that of the Elon Musk-backed satellite internet constellation Starlink. Amidst a busy...Read More
Just a few days after the completion of the Twitter poll, in which Elon Musk asked his followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock, the billionaire has sold in total nearly five million shares, recent SEC filings showed. CryptoPotato reported over the weekend Elon Musk’s rather unorthodox approach about whether he should...Read More
Dogecoin is reaching new highs, but not in the way one might think. Unizen – a smart crypto exchange ecosystem – has partnered with Geometric Energy Consumption (GEC) to fund a mission to the moon with Dogecoin. What’s more, it may be set for launch before any other mission of its kind. Dogecoin To The...Read More
Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – bought a new dog and gave him a name (Floki) – so far, nothing out of the extraordinary. But the puppy’s name has caused fluctuations in the cryptocurrency space, with recently emerging coins called Floki skyrocketing in value. The Hype Around Meme Coins and Musk’s Role It’s safe to...Read More
Palantir says it’s preparing for a black swan event with its massive gold purchase this month. Bloomberg reports the company also accepts bitcoin and gold as payment, but no one has paid in either. The Peter Thiel cloud computing company is also interested in accumulating bitcoin, Per a recently report: “The company spent $50.7 million...Read More
The Dogecoin Foundation that was inactive for years, has relaunched, with a new advisory board that includes notable names such as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk represented by his associate, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. New Dogecoin Foundation The Foundation was originally established as a non-profit in 2014. In 2013, Jackson Palmer and Billy...Read More
Do you think you can get Elon Musk to retweet your post about this charitable crypto startup known for giving away supercars? Charity-driven crypto startup Carma Coin, known for its high-stake supercar giveaways, is hosting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win up to four Teslas and a $100,000 cash bounty. While Carma Coin has been busy...Read More
The crypto community continues to rally the troops just hours ahead of the crucial vote on digital asset taxation from US Congress. This time, they have received support from one of the most influential people today – Elon Musk. CryptoPotato reported yesterday the controversy that arose from US authorities in regards to the country’s attempt...Read More
Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer, released its quarterly earnings results, reporting more than $1 billion in profits for the first time since its launch. It’s not all fun and games, though. To the delight of Elon’s crypto Twitter fans-turned-haters, Tesla’s investment in Bitcoin made it $23 million in losses after the markets crashed during...Read More
It’s safe to say that this was a rather intense week in the cryptocurrency market, despite Bitcoin being only about 2% up throughout the period. Things started off rather calmly, and the market was pretty flat until Monday. Bears took control and brought the price down to slightly above $30K before landing the final blow...Read More
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey finally had their face-to-face talk about Bitcoin at “The B Word” event today. Joined by Cathie Wood and moderated by Steve Lee, their long-awaited talk was largely bullish all around – including on Bitcoins energy use, which Elon says he is now more optimistic about. The three began by citing...Read More
The newly launched cryptocurrency Baby Doge Coin will make its debut on NASCAR this Saturday. The professional racer Brandon Brown will drive his No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro, branded with the asset’s symbol. Baby Doge on the Runway The fans of the recently launched digital asset – Baby Doge Coin – will have the chance to...Read More
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk believes transactions costs and speeds using bitcoin and ether are expensive and slow at the base layer. Instead, he indicated that the meme coin that started as a joke – Dogecoin – could serve as a solution as it minimizes the fees. The popular cryptocurrency YouTuber Matt Wallace, lately focusing on...Read More
After a short break from his usual comments on Twitter about the cryptocurrency space, Elon Musk reminded of his humoristic side with a new set of intriguing posts. Although his tweets contained the word “Doge,” the meme coin failed to increase. However, it turns out that the billionaire had Dogecoin’s baby in mind. Aside from...Read More
After laughing at Jack Dorsey’s proposition for a Bitcoin conference earlier, Elon Musk has actually agreed to a BTC conversation with the CEO of Twitter at the event. As reported earlier, Elon Musk likes to have fun with the cryptocurrency community. Perhaps that’s why he initially laughed at Jack Dorsey’s most recent Bitcoin endeavor. The...Read More
The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company, has taken another humoristic stab at BTC maxis by asking how many are needed to change a light bulb. The wave of comments didn’t disappoint from names like Michael Saylor, Dan Held, Raoul Pal, and more. Ever since the start of the year when Musk said...Read More
It seems that the DOGE-year could be over as the meme coin that surged in popularity after numerous Elon Musk engagements is down by roughly 75% since its peak less than two months ago. This highlights the dangers for retail investors who follow celebrities blindly, as many of them are now urging Musk to help...Read More
Bitcoin has to evolve further from this point given the fact that it fluctuates by double-digits after most Elon Musk social media engagements, argued Fundrat’s Managing Partner – Tom Lee. He also opined that the recent price movements show there’s a little-to-no institutional impact on the market yet. BTC Has to Outgrow Musk’s Comments The...Read More
