The value of a crypto depends solely on the equation between supply and demand, and demand is driven solely by sentiment
Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk lost his spot to LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault as electric vehicle-maker's shares fell 2.2%. Musk now has a fortune of $160.6 billion, down 24% from its January high.
Over the last six months, consumers have lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The drama started on Sunday after Musk sent a tweet that raised questions about whether Tesla might have already sold its stake
Musk said Tesla would not sell its bitcoin, but the cryptocurrency has dropped by almost a quarter since Musk's reversal on Tesla taking it as payment
Musk has boosted crypto markets with his enthusiasm for the asset class, but has lately roiled trade by appearing to cool on bitcoin in favour of its one-time parody, dogecoin
Bitcoin fluctuated on Friday, and was trading at around $50,500 as of 6 am in New York
While consumer advocates said Musk was hurting investors and making a mockery of the public markets, it was unclear that he was breaking any rules simply by wielding his influence
Dogecoin wasn't the only canine-themed coin to take a tumble.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest digital currency, fell more than 7 per cent after the tweet and was trading at $52,669
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The price of the world's largest cryptocurrency dropped from around $54,819 to $45,700, its lowest since March 1, in just under two hours following the tweet
Bitcoin rebounded to about $50,000 in Asian trading on Thursday after plunging as much as 17% after Elon Musk tweeted Tesla Inc had stopped accepting bitcoin to purchase its vehicles
Billionaire Elon Musk and cryptocurrency aficionado on Tuesday asked his 54 million followers on Twitter "Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?", referring to a digital currency worth roughly 48 cents
Musk's tweets this year have turned the once-obscure digital currency, which began as a social media joke, into a speculator's dream.
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Elon Musk-run SpaceX is now accepting the new cryptocurrency Dogecoin to launch an upcoming satellite named DOGE-1 to the Moon
Crypto currency lost more than a third of its price on Sunday, after the businessman called it a 'hustle'