Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a prominent figure in the world of cryptocurrencies, known for his involvement and influence within the industry. As the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Musk has garnered significant attention for his interest and support of digital currencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin. While his statements and actions have had a notable impact on the market, it is important to approach his involvement with a critical lens, considering the volatile nature of cryptocurrencies. Musk's tweets and public endorsements have often led to significant price fluctuations, causing both excitement and concern among investors.


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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Markets Outlook

The crypto markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, spooked by China’s threats to miners and Elon Musk’s tweets flip-flopping on bitcoin’s sustainability. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in on what’s going on in the crypto markets and what he expects to see in the near term.

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Marathon Digital's CEO Weighs In on Mining Meeting with Musk and Saylor

Marathon Digital Holdings was one of the crypto mining enterprises at Monday's meeting between Elon Musk, Michael Saylor and bitcoin miners. Marathon's CEO Fred Thiel discusses the group's collaboration and his company's interest in becoming one of the most environmentally conscious bitcoin miners in North America.

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Bitcoin Jumps After Michael Saylor and Elon Musk Say They're Spearheading a 'Green Mining' Initiative

Tweets from both Elon Musk and Michael Saylor confirmed they had a meeting with environmentally-friendly bitcoin mining operations Monday. The price of bitcoin rose in response, but not everyone is happy. Some people are concerned the meeting is indicative of the coming centralization of crypto. CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson breaks down the situation.

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Tron's Justin Sun Believes Controversy Follows Every Celebrity Interested in Crypto

During a 1:1 session at Consensus 2021, Tron founder Justin Sun said that all the "influence or controversy" surrounding crypto will eventually lead to mass adoption around the world.

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Finance

'This Isn't the Start of OPEC': New Bitcoin Mining Council Just Wants to Promote Greener Practices, Member Says

The Saylor- and Musk-led group won't mess with Bitcoin's code or fungibility, says Argo Blockchain CEO Peter Wall.

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Finance

Opium, UMA to Launch Decentralized Insurance for SpaceX Flights

Opium is to offer a DeFi derivatives contract allowing users to hedge against the risk of a failed SpaceX launch.

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Tech

Elon Musk Says Lightning Network 'Needed' to Scale Bitcoin for Now

A single-layer network like Bitcoin's could carry all humans transactions in the future, the Tesla CEO tweeted Friday.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Capitulation City as Bitcoin Dumps to $31K, ETH to $2K Before Reversal

Liquidations, China and even Elon Musk may be factors in markets falling.

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