Elon Musk-Prompted Bitcoin Price Surge Causes Liquidation of $387M in Shorts
The shorts were liquidated after Elon Musk added "Bitcoin" to his Twitter bio and prices rose by over 15%.
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Jan 29, 2021 at 1:32 p.m. UTC
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BTC Surges to $37K After Elon Musk Adds 'Bitcoin' to Twitter Bio
Is Musk just teasing the crypto community again?
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Jan 29, 2021 at 9:31 a.m. UTC
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‘Bitcoin Rich List’ Rebounds to Hit All-Time High
'Bitcoin Rich List' broke its all-time high as bitcoin's price continues to rally.
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Jan 7, 2021 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
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Dogecoin Jumps 20% After Musk's Twitter Shout-Out; Bitcoin Joke Spurs Dialogue With Saylor
Musk fired off a series of bitcoin-related tweets, too.
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Dec 20, 2020 at 11:19 a.m. UTC
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Elon Musk Plays Down Sighting of Bitcoin ATM in Tesla Gigafactory
While Elon Musk doesn't seem sure, LibertyX claims it has installed three bitcoin ATMs at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada.
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Oct 12, 2020 at 8:32 a.m. UTC
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What Fintech Can Learn From Elon Musk and SpaceX
A decade ago, few people believed Elon Musk could pull off a manned space launch, just as skepticism surrounds fintech and crypto today. What can the financial industry learn...
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Jun 8, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. UTC
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Listen to Elon Musk's Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup
We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.
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Jan 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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Elon Musk Calls Dogecoin 'My Fav Cryptocurrency'
Weeks after calling bitcoin "brilliant," Elon Musk has lauded one of the crypto market's oldest and silliest alternatives.
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Apr 2, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
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Elon Musk Calls Bitcoin 'Brilliant,' Better Than Paper Money for Value Transfer
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has gone public with his belief that crypto offers an improved alternative to conventional money.
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Feb 20, 2019 at 4:40 a.m. UTC
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Musk Impostors Hack Lawmaker, Publisher Accounts in New Crypto Scams
A number of verified Twitter accounts were hacked to look like Elon Musk's as part of an effort to defraud owners of bitcoin.
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Nov 5, 2018 at 7:37 p.m. UTC
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