Elon Musk's Unlikely Marketing Ploy Sparks Wild Ride for Dogecoin
In a move that has left the cryptocurrency world abuzz, Twitter's CEO Elon Musk replaced the platform's iconic bird logo with an image of a Shiba Inu dog - a nod to dogecoin, the meme-based cryptocurrency at the center of a contentious lawsuit against Musk.
Musk took to Twitter on Monday afternoon, tweeting "as promised" alongside an image from a year-old conversation where another user suggested that Musk should change the bird logo to a doge. The move came two days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support dogecoin.
The lawsuit, brought by investors in dogecoin, has been labeled as "fanciful work of fiction" by lawyers for Musk and Tesla. Despite this, the price of dogecoin has surged over 20% in just 24 hours, now trading at around 9 cents per coin - a significant jump from its Monday morning price of under 8 cents.
Dogecoin was created back in December 2013 as a joke by two software engineers, with the name and mascot paying homage to an old internet meme. The cryptocurrency's value has always been volatile, but this latest surge seems to be linked to Musk's move on Twitter.
While it's unclear whether the logo change is permanent, one thing is certain: Elon Musk's latest marketing ploy has sent dogecoin enthusiasts into a frenzy, and the cryptocurrency is now at the center of a wild ride.
				
			In a move that has left the cryptocurrency world abuzz, Twitter's CEO Elon Musk replaced the platform's iconic bird logo with an image of a Shiba Inu dog - a nod to dogecoin, the meme-based cryptocurrency at the center of a contentious lawsuit against Musk.
Musk took to Twitter on Monday afternoon, tweeting "as promised" alongside an image from a year-old conversation where another user suggested that Musk should change the bird logo to a doge. The move came two days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support dogecoin.
The lawsuit, brought by investors in dogecoin, has been labeled as "fanciful work of fiction" by lawyers for Musk and Tesla. Despite this, the price of dogecoin has surged over 20% in just 24 hours, now trading at around 9 cents per coin - a significant jump from its Monday morning price of under 8 cents.
Dogecoin was created back in December 2013 as a joke by two software engineers, with the name and mascot paying homage to an old internet meme. The cryptocurrency's value has always been volatile, but this latest surge seems to be linked to Musk's move on Twitter.
While it's unclear whether the logo change is permanent, one thing is certain: Elon Musk's latest marketing ploy has sent dogecoin enthusiasts into a frenzy, and the cryptocurrency is now at the center of a wild ride.


 . I mean, who would've thought that Elon Musk's tweet about changing the Twitter bird logo to a Shiba Inu would cause dogecoin to shoot up in value like that? Itโs like heโs got some sort of magic marketing wand
. I mean, who would've thought that Elon Musk's tweet about changing the Twitter bird logo to a Shiba Inu would cause dogecoin to shoot up in value like that? Itโs like heโs got some sort of magic marketing wand  ๏ธ.
๏ธ. . And dogecoin enthusiasts are like a big happy family โ they love their meme-based cryptocurrency with a passion
. And dogecoin enthusiasts are like a big happy family โ they love their meme-based cryptocurrency with a passion  .
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. i've been saying it for ages that dogecoin was gonna blow up with musk on board lol he literally replaced the bird logo with a shiba inu and it's already causing a stir! 20% surge in 24 hours is crazy
 i've been saying it for ages that dogecoin was gonna blow up with musk on board lol he literally replaced the bird logo with a shiba inu and it's already causing a stir! 20% surge in 24 hours is crazy  who wouldn't want to see elon musk with that adorable face on twitter every day
 who wouldn't want to see elon musk with that adorable face on twitter every day  anyway, i'm totally buying into dogecoin now and riding this wild ride out
 anyway, i'm totally buying into dogecoin now and riding this wild ride out 
 . it's crazy to think about how one tweet can make such a big impact on the crypto world
. it's crazy to think about how one tweet can make such a big impact on the crypto world  . i'm not gonna lie, i'm kinda hyped to see where this goes next
. i'm not gonna lie, i'm kinda hyped to see where this goes next  .
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 I mean who needs financial stability when you can have a bunch of people going crazy over a meme? dogecoin was already volatile, what did we expect?
 I mean who needs financial stability when you can have a bunch of people going crazy over a meme? dogecoin was already volatile, what did we expect?  he's just poking the bear at this point. it'll be fun to see if this momentum keeps going or if it crashes and burns like everything else in his life
 he's just poking the bear at this point. it'll be fun to see if this momentum keeps going or if it crashes and burns like everything else in his life 


