Elon Musk has shaken up Twitter's iconic bird logo, replacing it with an image of a Shiba Inu - the very breed that inspired the popular joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin. The move was seen as a nod to his long-standing feud with Dogecoin investors, who have been suing him over allegations of running a pyramid scheme.
In a tweet on Monday afternoon, Musk declared, "as promised," referencing an old conversation where a user suggested he should just buy Twitter and change the bird logo to a doge. The exchange was posted two days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running such a scheme.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have labelled the lawsuit as "fanciful work of fiction" over his tweets, with their argument being that his statements are "innocuous and often silly." Nevertheless, the move has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market, with Dogecoin's price surging by more than 20% in the past 24 hours.
The logo change, however, remains unclear as to whether it will be permanent. Musk is known for using Twitter to troll both his fans and critics.
In a tweet on Monday afternoon, Musk declared, "as promised," referencing an old conversation where a user suggested he should just buy Twitter and change the bird logo to a doge. The exchange was posted two days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running such a scheme.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have labelled the lawsuit as "fanciful work of fiction" over his tweets, with their argument being that his statements are "innocuous and often silly." Nevertheless, the move has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market, with Dogecoin's price surging by more than 20% in the past 24 hours.
The logo change, however, remains unclear as to whether it will be permanent. Musk is known for using Twitter to troll both his fans and critics.
! It's like he's just trolling everyone and himself at the same time lol. First, he's all about that bird logo life, then BAM, it's doge mode activated 
. And can we talk about how crazy Dogecoin's price is going up? Like, 20% in one day? That's wild 
! I'm no expert, but maybe this whole thing just shows how passionate people are about their crypto investments 
? Either way, it's definitely making headlines and bringing some much-needed excitement to the Twitterverse 
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Can't believe we're at a point where the CEO of a major company changes his company's logo to troll his haters on social media. Like, what's next? Changing your car's license plate to "Tesla: I'm still richer than you"? 
. On the other hand, if Musk really did change the logo, it's gonna be super iconic 
! The guy's definitely got a sense of humor, but you never know what he's thinking behind those tweets 
he's like always trying to stir up drama but honestly I think it's kinda cool how he's giving a nod to dogecoin 
this logo change is either gonna make or break twitter's brand idk what to think rn 
, not sure how i feel about seeing their cute faces plastered all over my timeline though 
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. And can we talk about how ridiculous it is that people are getting so worked up over a cartoon dog on Twitter? It's just a meme, guys 
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