Elon Musk is one of the most influential people in crypto, but it wasn’t always so. A little over a year ago he didn't tweet about Bitcoin and his influence on markets was barely noticeable at best (not counting when Tesla stock dipped).
Elon Musk is a well-known entrepreneur and engineer, who has been involved in the tech world since he was just 17 years old. His most famous work as an innovator would be PayPal which revolutionized online commerce during its time of existence from 1998 to 2003 when eBay took over this position with ease followed by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) founded 2006 producing launch vehicles for commercial payloads including NASA missions among other services.
In the crypto space, Elon Musk has become a controversial figure. He can raise Bitcoin by 20% and meme tokens by several Xs with one single tweet - yet opponents remain in his wake to question why he does so when there are other more influential figures out there for them? Let's explore how each party feels about this phenomenon that is called "Elon musk".
In a move that shocked the world, Elon Musk announced on 29 January 2021 - just days after he wrote #bitcoin in his Twitter bio- he would be investing in crypto. This caused Bitcoin to surge by almost 20%. The rumors had been around for some time but no one knew when or where this happened until now!
Elon Musk has been open about his support for Bitcoin, but many influencers were concerned that he was using this to pump the cryptocurrency and make money off it. They believe Elon’s first prominent move in crypto wasn't received positively by everyone: Many people didn't like how supportive he seemed on Twitter even if others praised him for answering questions from followers.
There's no denying that a lot of big names have gotten behind this latest technology breakthrough - unless you're one who thinks "noobs" should stay away because they might get scammed!
Elon Musk is not one to shy away from making big claims. He’s gone on record saying that Bitcoin will soon be as widespread and accepted by conventional finance people than Visa or Mastercard are now!
From a company that prides itself on being environmentally conscious, Tesla has sided with Bitcoin’s former loyalists and grounded fans. They will not be accepting cryptocurrency as payment again until their mining process goes much greener - which could take years! However they assure us this is only temporary because while there are concerns over how many resources it takes to create these coins (energy mainly), once those issues get worked out then everything should return back normal at least for awhile longer yet.
One month after Elon Musk said that Tesla sold 10% of its Bitcoin, the company announced they would be using a similar strategy to show it can still affect market prices.
In January 2021, the SatoshiStreetBets subreddit started aggressively shilling Dogecoin with the goal to make it cost $1. Elon Musk was one of those who supported this movement and predicted how quickly we could reach that price point as well!
A lot of people have been interested in Dogecoin lately, but it’s not just because the cryptocurrency has a nifty name. In fact, many believe that an investor named Lajz Hill bought up all these coins as part of his investment strategy — and like anything else if you want more than one person is doing something then there must be some kindof demand right? Well sure enough when Elon Musk tweeted about getting this Japanese breed dog called Floki he made headlines again!
In late 2014, Dogecoin's founder and Tonal Gold member Elon Musk was very active in promoting his own coin. The main goal of this promotion was as follows: if DOGE "speeds up block time 10X," increases its size by a factor of ten (10x) while dropping fees 100 times more than they are now then surely this would give them the upper hand over Bitcoin? However not everyone shares these views with criticizes such simplicity being illusionary.
Cryptocurrency was created to be decentralized, but it seems that there's one single party who can affect the price of Bitcoin - Elon Musk. The Tesla Motors CEO sent out an tweet saying he would support whichever cryptocurrency has greater value and this caused investors' confidence in both cryptocurrencies soar at different rates than they had been beforehand.
The famous Elon Musk was hacked this summer and his followers followed suit. Accounts such as Bill Gates, Joe Biden or Kanye West announced that they would give out free cryptocurrency in exchange for following them on Twitter!
In light of recent events where celebrities have been leveraging their influence to promote fraudulent giveaways (often among other high profile accounts) it's important we take note how these individuals can be vulnerable when conducting business online—especially if there are leaks from within companies like Facebook which show exactly whom marketers should trust less than ever before.
Hackers have been taking advantage of people's ignorance by posting on Twitter that they will double any sum sent to Musk’s wallet address. It was never going happen, but many victims felt happy enough sending their money just for the chance at making some profit off him!
The scam had taken place a few months before Musk engaged in crypto — and no one knows how many of his followers would lose money if the attack were to happen later, after he became popular among enthusiasts.
The Fake Elon Musk Twitter Challenge tempted anyone who wanted to win huge prizes of up to 3000 ETH. It was simple: send 0.5–4 Ethereum (the currency used on the platform) and you get back 5-40 coins, regardless if they were sent or not received! The only rule we know is that all transferred funds are gone forever...