Elon Musk

Bitcoin: What’s the impact of Musk’s ‘but I don’t dump’ claims

“If the price of Bitcoin goes down, I lose money. I might pump, but I don’t dump.” You might have, most definitely, stumbled upon this Elon Musk statement while scrolling through social media today. The market’s largest cryptocurrency witnessed mini-pumps in succession over the past 24 hours owing to Musk’s public appearance on “The B Word.” Riding on the back of Elon Musk’s claims, Bitcoin went on to cross the $32,500-mark. However, the same could not persist for long. Bitcoin pumped, but here’s what traders had to say Bitcoin was back

Make It Rain Gold! Winklevoss Twins on Elon Musk & Space Mining

The Winklevoss Twins of the “The Social Network” and “Bitcoin Billionaires” fame have said Elon Musk wants to mine gold from space. They tried to convince Barstool Sports blogger David Portnoy that Bitcoin, with its limited supply, was a better investment. Making It Rain In a Twitter video on Friday, the Winklevoss Twins tried to explain that gold was not a great hedge against the dollar. While the dollar keeps being printed, gold only exists in limited amounts… at least on Earth. Furthermore, the twins suggested that Elon Musk was

Bitcoin a Hedge Against Elon Musk Mining Asteroid Gold, Say Winklevoss Twins

The Winklevoss Twins suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) is a better investment than gold because the metal’s supply will increase after Elon Musk starts mining asteroids.In an interview with internet personality and Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, the Winklevoss Twins claimed that Bitcoin is a better investment than gold because gold does not have a fixed supply:“There’s billions of dollars of gold floating in asteroids around this planet, and Elon [Musk] is gonna get up there and start mining gold. [...] That’s why gold is a problem, because the supply isn’t

US authorities charge three suspects in the massive Twitter hack.

A British man, a Florida man, and a Florida teen have been charged by US authorities in relation to the Twitter hack of prominent politicians, celebrities, and technology moguls to scam people around the globe out of more than USD 100,000 in Bitcoin, authorities said Friday. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office will prosecute him as an adult. The 17-year-old will faces 30 felony charges.  Hackers sent out fake tweets soliciting bitcoin from compromised accounts.  The hackers managed to access the