Benzinga - Elon Musk’s newly released biography delves into various aspects of his life, including his connection to the popular meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE).
What Happened: The book simply titled “Elon Musk” is authored by Walter Isaacson. It highlights a particular incident shortly after attending the Burning Man festival, where Musk and Grimes flew from south Texas to New York for the Met Gala. They stayed at Grimes’ mother’s small apartment in Greenwich Village, where Musk had just brought along a Shiba Inu puppy named Floki.
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"Musk had just sent his plane to pick up a Shiba Inu dog he had just bought, named Floki, the breed that is the face of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. He also brought his other dog, Marvin, who did not get along with Floki. Neither were housebroken. Maye’s apartment became a two-bedroom circus," the excerpt from the biography, accessed by Benzinga, read.
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Why It Matters: Issacson also broached the topic of Musk’s relationships, including the one with his former partner, the artist and musician Claire Elise Boucher — better known as Grimes.
According to the book, their relationship evolved into a roller coaster of ups and downs, involving companionship, co-parenting, loneliness avoidance, boundary setting, estrangement, blocking, ghosting, and eventual reconciliation.
It also discusses Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of the crypto exchange FTX. The book mentions his unsuccessful attempt to secure an investor role in Twitter’s acquisition, which is now referred to as “X.”
According to the biography, Michael Grimes, Musk’s primary banker at Morgan Stanley told Musk that Bankman-Fried would “do engineering for social media blockchain integration” and also invest $5 billion in the deal. Bankman-Fried believed that Twitter could be rebuilt on the blockchain.
Isaacson spent two years interviewing and observing Musk, aiming to comprehend the complex nature of one of the world’s innovative minds.
Price Action: At the time of writing, DOGE was trading at $0.061, down 0.32% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.
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