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Doodley

(10,402 posts)
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:27 PM Nov 15

Should Felon and Elon Musk be investigated for manipulating the Dogecoin price?

Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE

One dogecoin — which is pronounced dohj-coin — was worth less than 16 cents just before Election Day. It’s since more than doubled to nearly 38 cents, as of Wednesday afternoon, according to CoinDesk. It briefly got above 43 cents earlier Wednesday.

What does Elon Musk have to do with any of this?
Musk has become one of Trump’s close allies. He’s also been one of the most famous fans of dogecoin. In 2021, Musk played a character on “Saturday Night Live” who went by the nickname, the “Dogefather.”

In 2022, Musk made more headlines when he suggested Twitter should perhaps accept dogecoin as payment for subscriptions.

It all came to a head Tuesday, when Trump announced the “Department of Government Efficiency,” which will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and guidance” and will partner with the Office of Management and Budget to “drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.”

It has the acronym DOGE, which is also the ticker symbol under which dogecoin trades. Musk will lead it, along with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

https://apnews.com/article/dogecoin-trump-doge-musk-crypto-5a6f9d61ad7c5d4fc94f567dd9ee090e


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Should Felon and Elon Musk be investigated for manipulating the Dogecoin price? (Original Post) Doodley Nov 15 OP
Yeah, Garlands doj or the senate will get right on that. Autumn Nov 15 #1
Yes! At the very least. But who is going to do that? CousinIT Nov 15 #2
Investigated by Whom? MineralMan Nov 15 #3
Notice that the AP does not mention anywhere in that piece how corrupt ... CousinIT Nov 15 #4
They are eating the Dogecoins. They are eating the Cryptos. Sneederbunk Nov 15 #5
BY WHO? Maru Kitteh Nov 15 #6

MineralMan

(147,591 posts)
3. Investigated by Whom?
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:45 PM
Nov 15

You must have missed the recent election. There will be no new investigations until after the inauguration. Nope. No time.

CousinIT

(10,209 posts)
4. Notice that the AP does not mention anywhere in that piece how corrupt ...
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:49 PM
Nov 15

. . . and unethical this is.

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