Benzinga - One of the most popular voices behind the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO has tweeted about the Shiba Inu-themed cryptocurrency many times, and often caused spikes in valuation. The meme cryptocurrency remains one of Musk’s favorite topics on Twitter.
Here is a look at how much Dogecoin has grown in value since Musk first mentioned the cryptocurrency.
First Tweet: To get a starting value for Dogecoin, we will look at two price points. On April 2, 2019, Musk replied to a tweet saying "Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency." Years later, Musk would acquire social media platform Twitter.
"It’s pretty cool." The response came to a poll that voted Musk the winner of the fictional title of CEO of Dogecoin with 49% of the vote.
@elonmusk You can't decline! pic.twitter.com/5F0RAncfBo— I am Hodler