Elon Musk

Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Musk-Induced Sell-Off Spurs Crypto Price Drop Before a Slight Recovery

Bitcoin dipped below $36K and ether fell under $2.6K on Tesla CEO’s bearish tweets, wiping out some leveraged players in the market.

Markets  ·  4 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Drops After Musk Tweets of Breakup

Musk's broken heart sent BTC down nearly 7%.

Markets  ·  4 June 2021
DeFi

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.

Business  ·  24 May 2021
Lightning Network

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.

Tech  ·  21 May 2021
Bitcoin

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.

Markets  ·  19 May 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Ether Climbs, Pushing Past ‘Musk Dip’ as Crypto Volatility Increases

Investors are buying and no longer panicking.

Markets  ·  18 May 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Elon Taketh Away – Bitcoin Continues Fall as Options Traders Pile Into Puts

The crypto car drove to the dump Monday as most blockchain assets fell.

Markets  ·  17 May 2021
Bitcoin

Musk Learns the Hard Way: Crypto Doesn’t Need a Savior

Crypto doesn't like or want kings. Elon Musk is finding that out the hard way.

Business  ·  17 May 2021
Bitcoin

As Newbies Panic in Latest Bitcoin Correction, Old Pros Appear to Buy on the Dip

Elon Musk's tweets spur the latest drop.

Markets  ·  17 May 2021
Bitcoin

Coinbase Falls Below $250 Reference Price for First Time Amid Crypto Correction

The drop seems to confirm what some equity analysts had pondered at the time of Coinbase’s listing – that COIN might act as a proxy bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

News  ·  17 May 2021
Bitcoin

Elon Musk: Less Grifter, More Puppet Master

There is a fine line between dominating the cultural conversation and outright manipulation.

People  ·  17 May 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Why Tesla’s Reversal Is Good for Bitcoin

The company's recent move is more about policy than price. Plus: Did this week mark the start of a meaningful shift in the stablecoin market?

Markets  ·  16 May 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Drops After Musk Suggests Tesla May Sell Holdings, Says It Hasn’t Yet

Bitcoin rebounds after its initial decline.

Markets  ·  16 May 2021
Newsletters

Musk Has Doge on a Leash. Is He a Manipulator?

Whatever his intent, to make money or to play games, Musk is putting DOGE holders in a uniquely vulnerable position.

People  ·  14 May 2021
Dogecoin

Dogecoin Jumps 22% as Elon Musk Hints at Improving Network’s Transaction Efficiency

Coinbase also announced it would be listing DOGE in six to eight weeks.

Markets  ·  14 May 2021