Elon Musk tweets about Dogecoin, and prices immediately jump

Dow Jones2021-05-14

'Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency,' Tesla CEO says a day after halting bitcoin transactions and sending that cryptocurrency lower

A day after revealing that Tesla Inc. would stop accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk suggested Thursday that another cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, could be turned into a suitable replacement.

"Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency," Musk tweeted . "Potentially promising."

Dogecoin prices immediately shot higher, after bitcoin took a large hit in the wake of Wednesday's announcement purchase of $1.5 billion in bitcoin and acceptance of the cryptocurrency as a payment option was seen at the time as a sign of growing institutional acceptance of crypto.

While bitcoin has been seen as a potential payments option since its inception, Dogecoin was largely conceived as a joke. The crypto has seen a stunning increase, however, since Musk adopted it as a meme and began tweeting about it earlier this year, including strong gains last week before the billionaire's guest-hosting appearance on "Saturday Night Live."

Immediately after Musk's tweet Thursday, Dogecoin prices jumped from less than 43 cents apiece to more than 50 cents. Bitcoin declined from about $54,500 a coin to less than $50,000 in the 24 hours after Musk's announcement of Tesla's move.

Musk clarified his comments Thursday, tweeting "I strongly believe in crypto, but it can't drive a massive increase in fossil fuel use, especially coal."

Tesla stock was up a tick in after-hours trading, after falling 3.1% to $571.69 in regular trading. Shares closed below Tesla's 200-day moving average Thursday for the first time in more than a year , and have now declined 19% so far in 2021, as the S&P 500 index has gained 9.5%.

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  • Jhoh
    2021-05-14
    Jhoh
    He’s a joke.. indeed
  • Sumei
    2021-05-14
    Sumei
    As usual, Elon Musk is using his influential move a coin. He needs to temper his impulse to tweet stuff knowing it will impact something or other. I wish he’d use his influence for the greater good rather than for himself snd his various businesses and interest. #totallyselfpromoting
  • MarshmallowG
    2021-05-14
    MarshmallowG
    dogefather has spoken
  • kevinlaisq
    2021-05-14
    kevinlaisq
    Crap
  • ohty0308
    2021-05-14
    ohty0308
    omg Elon pls.. 😩😩😩
  • 0seven
    2021-05-14
    0seven
    He alone like hold the power if Doge gain or drop...Don't really see it as a good thing unless you are a Doge holder..
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