Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Billy Markus appreciated Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s reaction to a tweet in which the latter touched upon the poor reputation of cryptocurrencies and people associated with the segment.
What Happened: Markus tweeted that the reason why people think “crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are assholes is because crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are assholes.”
the reason why people think crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are assholes is because crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are assholesMusk let out a “rolling on the floor laughing” emoji in response to Markus’ tweet. The DOGE co-creator called Musk’s reaction “most correct.”let’s change that. it starts with you - what you support, and how you behave.
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) May 16, 2022
^ this is probably the most correct reactionSee Also: How To Get Free Crypto— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) May 16, 2022
Why It Matters: Markus said that the people who are going to be “triggered” and “lash out” at his tweet are “scammers” and “assholes.”
also note that the only people who are gonna react triggered and lash out to this tweet are the scammers and assholesWhen a Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) user pointed out that he invented DOGE and he is calling “95% of crypto is scams & garbage,” Markus said, “doge was literally made as satire because crypto is 95% scams and garbage.”— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) May 17, 2022
doge was literally made as satire because crypto is 95% scams and garbage.Markus recently took a jab at Terra (LUNA) co-creator Do Kwon and blamed the recent cryptocurrency crash on “tech bro hubris” and “degenerate gamblers.”apparently that went over your head.
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) May 16, 2022
Price Action: DOGE traded 1.5% higher at $0.09 over 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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