{"id":1359,"date":"2022-04-06T07:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T07:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2022-04-06T07:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T07:56:26","slug":"elon-musks-dogecoin-and-bitcoin-tweets-a-crypto-twitter-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prendergast.net\/?p=1359","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk’s Dogecoin and Bitcoin Tweets: A Crypto Twitter Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk's Dogecoin and Bitcoin Tweets: A Crypto Twitter Timeline<\/h1>\n

The Tesla CEO isn't known for being shy about DOGE and BTC on Twitter.<\/h2>\n

By Jeff Benson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Have you ever had a partner who was no good for you? Your parents, your friends, even the voice in your head told you to split up, but before you knew it, you were married with three kids.<\/p>\n

For Tesla CEO Elon Musk, that partner is Twitter. The SEC warns him off of tweeting things that can move the market, and what does he do? He goes and buys a 9% stake in the company—and joins the board to boot.<\/p>\n

The latest concern is that Musk's appointment could revitalize scrutiny of the automobile kingpin from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is tasked with protecting consumers from things like market manipulation. While the agency has fined Musk for tweets<\/a> it regards as ill-timed and\/or misleading related to Tesla, the South African has also been known to inflate crypto market prices in under 140 characters.<\/p>\n

Musk first started tweeting about cryptocurrency in January 2018 with Musk-founded The Boring Company's release of flamethrowers (not a typo):<\/p>\n