Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, Ethereum & Dogecoin Helped by Elon Musk’s Tweet

Nikos Tzabouras Written by Nikos Tzabouras

Elon Musk on Cryptos

Mr Musk is known for being vocal around cryptocurrencies and earlier today, he twitted that "I still own & won't sell my Bitcoin, Ethereum or Doge fwiw". [1]

After this, price of DOGE/USD spiked up to 0.122, but rejected last week's high (0.125) and quickly gave up much of the move. The crypto is running its fourth straight negative month against the USD.

BTC/USD and ETH/USD were helped by mr Musk's comments.

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Earlier in the year, Tesla's CEO, had twitted that the electric vehicle (EV) maker accepted Dogecoin as a form of payment for brand merchandise. [2]

Tesla has Bitcoin holdings and had briefly accepted it as a payment for sales of certain products in specified regions. In an SEC filing last month, it said it had recorded $101 million of impairment losses on Bitcoin, during 2021, but had also realized gains of $128 million in connection with selling a portion of the holdings in March 2021. [3]

Nikos Tzabouras

Senior Financial Editorial Writer

Nikos Tzabouras is a graduate of the Department of International & European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has a long time presence at FXCM, as he joined the company in 2011. He has served from multiple positions, but specializes in financial market analysis and commentary.

With his educational background in international relations, he emphasizes not only on Technical Analysis but also in Fundamental Analysis and Geopolitics – which have been having increasing impact on financial markets. He has longtime experience in market analysis and as a host of educational trading courses via online and in-person sessions and conferences.

References

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Retrieved 14 Mar 2022 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1503222294277197829

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Retrieved 14 Mar 2022 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1481873421390680065

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Retrieved 11 May 2024 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000095017022000796/tsla-20211231.htm

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