Elon Musk, the tech billionaire behind a number of giant tech firms and proprietor of the X social media platform, has issued a “meme alert,” which instantly sparked a wave of heated feedback from each the crypto group and common X customers.
Whereas Musk boasts the most important follower depend on X, his followers are largely meme lovers who reply actively each time he posts one thing associated to memes, together with his frequent tweets concerning the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a meme about aliens who got here to Earth with one aim: “They need our memes!” Musk voiced this within the tweet accompanying the picture.
The textual content on the picture says: “Residents of Earth. Give us your memes.”
The group eagerly responded, posting memes for “the aliens.” A lot of them featured Dogecoin. The official account of main U.S.-based cryptocurrency change Kraken additionally replied, saying: “There isn’t any meme. Solely Bitcoin,” and posted an animated GIF with a protracted inexperienced Bitcoin candle to remind everybody that BTC has come near hitting the $100,000 degree right now.
Three days in the past, the eccentric tech entrepreneur returned to a meme he final posted in early 2021 when he known as himself “The DogeFather,” referencing the traditional novel by Mario Puzo that was tailored to the display by Francis Coppola.
This time, Musk additionally posted a photograph of himself wearing a swimsuit with a bow tie and white shirt, resembling the primary character of the e book/film, Michael Corleone, performed by a younger Al Pacino.
This tweet garnered 772,000 likes, 13,000 bookmarks, was retweeted 63,000 occasions, and commented on 18,000 occasions. Again in April 2021, this submit, together with Musk internet hosting Saturday Night time Dwell, pushed the Dogecoin worth to an all-time excessive of $0.70. This time, many consider the tech billionaire hinted at his new brainchild, D.O.G.E., or the U.S. Division of Authorities Effectivity, which he now results in lower down in depth governmental spending.
This week, Dogecoin noticed a roughly 16.8% improve inside a single day, hitting a neighborhood excessive of $0.41361.