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Julie Bushnell – a teacher situated in the United Kingdom – has lost several thousand dollars to a bitcoin scam that was using the likeness of famed South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, the man behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX. Julie Bushnell Has Lost A Lot of Money It seems like Elon Musk just cannot seem to catch a break as of late. When his words are not bringing the prices of various forms of cryptocurrency down into the muck, his face is...

Last week, Elon Musk and Tesla shocked the entire crypto industry following an announcement that the electric car company will no longer accept bitcoin payments for “environmental reasons.” A Hard Pill For Bitcoin Maximalists Giving its reasons, Tesla argued that Bitcoin mining operation requires massive energy consumption, which is generated from fossil fuel, especially coal, and as such, causes environmental pollution. The announcement caused a market dip which saw over $4...

It is hard to understand Elon Musk at times. There are moments when he appears to be quite clear regarding cryptocurrency, and other days when he seems to be way off the mark. Either he does not fully understand the influence he has on the space, or he does and says certain things knowing they will have certain impacts. Either way, he has now sent Dogecoin through the roof again with his latest words following the rough week it has had. Elon Musk and Dogecoin Are Mixing...

In the cryptocurrency space, it is usually considerably easier to focus on the negative than it is to look at the positive. As of late, Dogecoin is enduring some heavy suffering, with the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap falling as much as 20 percent in recent days, so for the most part, we are likely to see a lot of news coverage about this drop. Dogecoin Is Still a Beloved Asset However, despite this little setback, there is nothing to suggest that the...

Bitcoin has taken a nasty slump of roughly 12 percent and has fallen into the high $49,000 range thanks to Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk Says “No” to Crypto Payments Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind the electric car company – made headlines in February when he decided to add approximately $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin to the firm’s asset roster. He later decided that the time had come to make bitcoin a valid payment method for Tesla goods and products. This caused many analysts...

To say that last week was eventful would be an understatement. The entire market went through extreme volatility. Many altcoins charted new all-time highs and went through serious declines as well. Let’s start with Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is currently down about 10% on the weekly – last Friday, it was trading at around $57K. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there, with the exception of the first few days as on Monday, BTC had an unsuccessful attempt at the coveted...

It goes without saying that the entire cryptocurrency community was taken ablaze by what happened with Tesla, Elon Musk, Bitcoin, and, somewhat not surprisingly, Dogecoin. Following the electric vehicle manufacturer’s decision to halt BTC payments for its products due to environmental considerations, Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, said that he’s working with Dogecoin developers to improve transaction efficiency. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency....

Coinbase has had a spectacular 2021. The company announced $1.80 billion of revenue, $585 million more than the fourth quarter of 2020, and $191 million more than its results from a year ago. Much of these numbers are driven by the growing interest in cryptocurrencies. 56 million users and 6.1 million monthly transactions put the company right on the money radar, primarily since Coinbase benefits from the fees generated by every trade made on its platform. The IPO was also...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX – wants your opinion regarding Tesla accepting Dogecoin payments in the future. Elon Musk Wants to Know if Doge Payments Are the Right Thing The famed technician has taken to Twitter to ask his followers if Tesla should move forward in its crypto-themed journey and accept Doge for products and services. Apparently, the question is deemed important amongst his social media...

Elon Musk has completed his stint as a guest host on “SNL,” and it looks like Dogecoin investors are not too happy with the route he took. Dogecoin Shoots Down, Then Back Up While working on the show, Musk’s opening monologue – which also featured his mom – took a Dogecoin theme when he told his mother in the audience that he had a very special Mother’s Day gift for her. She said: I am excited for my Mother’s Day gift. I just hope it is not Dogecoin! Musk then responded...