Musk Declares ‘Doge To The Moon,’ And The Meme Crypto Takes Off

The worlds richest person is now the CEO of three companies. Along with running Tesla Inc TSLA , SpaceX and Twitter, Elon Musk also finds time to be active on Twitter, where he is now the second most followed person.

Known for his ongoing support of meme cryptoDogecoin DOGE/USD , comments from Musk early Saturday morning could have kickstarted another rally for the cryptocurrency.

What Happened: Dogecoin has a history with Elon Musk that dates back several years. On April 2, 2019, Musk made his first reference to Dogecoin saying it might be my fav cryptocurrency. Its pretty cool.

Musk also posted a meme on July 17, 2020 that referenced Dogecoin passing the global financial system, captioning it with Its inevitable.

With 2021 being the year of Dogecoin, Musk was one of the biggest supporters of the cryptocurrency, potentially helping it reach all-time highs of $0.7375.

In May 2021, Musk referenced Dogecoin when he hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. Musk appeared in several of the skits including appearing as fake financial expert Lloyd Ostertag on Weekend Update.

As Ostertag, Musks character asked to be called the Dogefather and explained some of the positives of Dogecoin.

Its the future of currency, Ostertag said. Its an unstoppable financial vehicle thats going to take over the world.

Musks character ends the skit by declaring To the mooooon! supporting a rallying cry forDogecoin to rocket higher,often used by the cryptocurrency community.

Musk reiteratedthe Dogecoin saying duringa Twitter Spaces gathering featuring thousands of live listeners early Saturday morning.

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Why Its Important: During the Twitter Spaces appearance, Musk may have kickstarted a new rally in Dogecoin. The meme cryptocurrency traded higher after Musk completed the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Many believe Musk will integrate Dogecoin into Twitters plans for payments and potentially utilize it in other ways.

There probably is a future for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Doge, I cant really speak to the others, Musk said. My guess is it works out well, maybe some of the others too.

Musk cautioned that he is not the expert on crypto and told listeners not to get carried away with investing in cryptocurrency.

I mean, dont bet the farm on Doge, but you know. Im working hard on the Doge front.

The appearance by Musk on the Spaces and his comments about working hard on Dogecoin-related items sent the price of Dogecoin up double digits early Saturday, and also saw the phrase Doge to the moon trending on Twitter.

The all-time high price of Dogecoin was reached around Musks appearance on Saturday Night Live in May 2021 when he referenced the cryptocurrency leading up to and on the show.

While it would take a significant gain to match the all-time highs, announcements from Musk on integration with Twitter and continued vocalization about Dogecoin going to the moon by the worlds richest person could lead to a further rally forthe meme coin.

Doge Price Action: Dogecoin is up 9% to $0.09055 at the time of writing. Dogecoin has traded between $0.0793 and $0.09399 over the last 24 hours.

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