Elon Musk Loses $20 Billion Since SNL And Dogecoin Back To Life
Last Updated on 14 May 2021 by CryptoTips.eu
Bitcoin is still battling to hold on to the $50 level, as it finishes a lackluster week which also saw Ether break a new record. As we enter Friday though, Bitcoin is trying desperately to get back up, with some analysts claiming the $42k support line will need to be tested.
Meanwhile a Bloomberg article about a possible investigation into Binance on top of the Tesla no longer accepting Bitcoin has no positive influence on the crypto market this week.
Crypto markets crashed today because of a Bloomberg article about Binance.
— Alex Krüger (@krugermacro) May 14, 2021
Did you know Bloomberg journalists get paid more if their story moves the market? The bigger the move, the bigger the bonus.
Musk loses $20 Billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk might have been the first entrepreneur in a long time to host the popular comedy show SNL (Saturday Night Live). As expected, he talked about cryptocurrencies and was hailed for his comedy bits.
However, it has not made him any richer as Tesla stock declined by 14% in the days since his SNL stint. According to Forbes, Musk lost some $20 billion from his net worth since going on the show. Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates will probably think twice before doing the same then.
The drop came in the same week where Musk announced that Tesla would no longer be accepting Bitcoin as payment for his cars, due to the environmental cost of mining the coin.
Dogecoin surges back to 50 cents
On the other hand, Musk’s favorite cryptocoin, Dogecoin, roared back to life overnight. After having seen a major selloff since the SNL episode of this weekend, which resulted in a temporary low of 39 cents yesterday, Dogecoin has been surging back and is now trading at 50 cents again. It comes as Musk (he again), claimed he was working with the DOGE development team to improve transaction efficiency of the coin.
Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021
The DogeArmy is cheering it on on social media as always. Much wow.
Other coins that are currently making a comeback are Cardano and Polkadot.