Dogecoin down nearly 80% since Elon Musk SNL appearance
On May 8, billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on “Saturday Night Live” after having tweeted about cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) for months. Since that appearance, the digital asset is down nearly 80%. Dogecoin’s value peaked right before the show aired on the expectation that Musk, who had become known as a doge bull, might plug the coin, sending it higher, or “to the moon.” Musk did talk about it during the Weekend Update segment – he was asked repeatedly by hosts… Source link
Read More »UPDATE 1-Dogecoin loses third of price after Elon Musk calls it a ‘hustle’ on ‘SNL’
(Updates price, adds commentary) By Alden Bentley and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) – Dogecoin lost more than a third of its price on Sunday, after Tesla chief and cryptocurrency supporter Elon Musk called it a ‘hustle’ during his guest-host spot https://twitter.com/cryptoafricaedu/status/1391373668744372225?s=21 on the “Saturday Night Live” comedy sketch TV show. Dogecoin was quoted as low as $0.416 on crypto exchange Binance… Source link
Read More »Dogecoin plunges after Elon Musk mention on SNL
Tesla CEO and founder and chief engineer of SpaceX, Elon Musk.Photo: Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The value of dogecoin (DOGE) plummeted from record highs after Elon Musk’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) appearance, disappointing investors who tried to push the coin to $1 (£0.72). Analysts had expected the Tesla (TSLA) CEO or the “Dogefather” to mention the meme-inspired crypto on SNL and send prices spiking, instead his plug saw the coin crash nearly 25% from $0.69 to $0.48 a… Source link
Read More »A Last Waltz for Yahoo and AOL, and Elon Musk on SNL
Hello, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including: Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here. Soundtrack: This week’s newsletter has been specially designed to be consumed while listening to Serge Gainsbourg’s “Requiem pour un con” This week: A last waltz for Yahoo and AOL … Source link
Read More »Dogecoin in spotlight as cryptocurrency backer Musk makes ‘SNL’ appearance
By Alden Bentley and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the price of dogecoin surging, investors are looking ahead to Elon Musk’s guest-host spot on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” comedy sketch TV show after the billionaire’s tweets this year turned the once-obscure digital currency into a speculator’s dream. The Tesla Inc chief executive will host the show at 11:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday (0330 GMT on Sunday). The timing puts Musk, who is also known as an enthusiast of… Source link
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