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While Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase shook the world, a Reddit user also caused disturbance as it seemed that he predicted the move a month before it was announced. Giant mass media outlets like Reuters and Bloomberg picked up on the story, but the user later admitted that it was a prank, and he was actually on LSD when he wrote it.What The Media Thought It HappenedElon Musk’s Tesla became the latest giant company to allocate billions of dollars in bitcoin, as revealed earlier this...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind large tech corporations such as SpaceX and Tesla – revealed that his latter company has purchased approximately $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, the world’s most popular and powerful digital currency.Elon Musk Is at It Again with BitcoinMusk has repeatedly gone back and forth on the asset, at one time calling it as “bs as fiat” while at other times presenting it with high words of praise. Over the past week or so, the entrepreneur’s primary...

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is known within the cryptocurrency field for his somewhat comical comments and support for the meme token Dogecoin. In his most recent post on the altcoin, he claimed that he had purchased a portion for his recently born child to become a “toddler hodler.”The world’s richest man took it to Twitter to announce his latest Dogecoin-related initiative. This time, he directly said that he had purchased tokens from the popular Shiba Inu-inspired coin for X Æ A-Xii – the...

Elon Musk, the latest billionaire to jump on the BTC bandwagon for his company, Tesla, has openly criticized a cryptocurrency wallet called Freewallet app. The executive lashed out on Twitter and urged digital asset investors to steer clear from wallets that don’t provide them with the private keys.Elon Musk’s Security Tip For Crypto InvestorsArguably the most well-known and used phrase in the cryptocurrency space is “not your keys, not your coins.” It refers to the unique way in which...

Dogecoin has had many big fans over the years, perhaps the most notable being Elon Musk, but as of late, it appears to have attracted the attention of rock star Gene Simmons, famous for his time with the band KISS.Gene Simmons Is the Latest Fan of DogecoinOver the past week, Dogecoin has been on something of a roll. The currency – which initially started out as a joke asset and can be identified by the adorable little Shiba Inu dog that serves as its mascot – has surged nearly 400 percent...

They said it couldn’t happen again, folks, but they were clearly wrong. After scathing reports from financial giants like JPMorgan emerged claiming that bitcoin could never hit the $40,000 mark again, the asset has done just that. At the time of writing, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – has shot past the $40,000 mark.Bitcoin Does What Many Felt Was ImpossibleIn late January, JPMorgan took notice of the sudden decline bitcoin was experiencing. At the time, the...

After Tesla’s purchase of $1.5 billion in bitcoin, speculations emerged in the cryptocurrency field who would be the next giant name to enter the BTC ecosystem. According to Max Keiser, the host of the Keiser Report, it would be the US multinational IT behemoth founded by Larry Ellison – Oracle Corporation.Is Oracle Next?Elon Musk’s Tesla became the latest giant company to allocate considerable amounts into bitcoin after news broke out yesterday that the electric vehicle firm had bought $1.5...

Ronald Stephen Baron, an American mutual fund manager and one of Tesla’s major shareholders, has clearly stated that although Tesla’s recent bitcoin acquisition does not come as a surprise to him, he still wants to explore the possible reason behind the purchase.Bitcoin Buy ExpectedAccording to a report by CNBC on Monday, Baron said that the recent comments made by Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, regarding bitcoin gave him hints on the purchase, and so, the announcement, which was made yesterday, did...

Following the news about Tesla’s billion-dollar investment in bitcoin, analysts reveal that the Elon Musk-led company invested around 15% of its net cash into the flagship cryptocurrency.As reported by CryptoPotato earlier today, Tesla made headlines across the crypto verse after it invested $1.5 billion into bitcoin, as revealed in a 10k form filing with the U.S. SEC.Meanwhile, David Lawant, a Research Analyst at Bitwise Asset Management, tweeting shortly after the bitcoin investment, noted...

Today is yet another tumultuous day in the cryptocurrency market. The massive volatility, propelled by the fact that Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed a purchase of $1.5 billion in BTC, caused over $1.34 billion liquidated both long and short positions, though bulls had the upper hand.Things happen quickly in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin was trading rather calmly earlier today, making progress towards the $40,000 level after failing to sustain it during the weekend.However, everything changed...