Benzinga - DogeDesigner, as the name suggests, graphic designer at Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) last month firmly denied the speculation that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is the elusive creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) known as Satoshi Nakamoto.
What Happened: DogeDesigner argued that the absence of memes in the original Bitcoin white paper serves as compelling evidence against Musk being Nakamoto.
Elon Musk is not Satoshi Nakamoto as the bitcoin white paper has no memes.— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) September 3, 2023
In past years, Musk has denied association with being the creator of Bitcoin through a tweet.
Not true. A friend sent me part of a BTC a few years, but I don't know where it is.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2017
In 2013, Dogecoin was introduced as a playful parody within the crypto space.
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Musk’s involvement with Dogecoin has been intermittent but notable. For the past three years, he has been sporadically tweeting about the meme cryptocurrency, occasionally fueling its popularity. One such instance occurred on December 20, 2020, when Musk simply shared the word, “DOGE,” with his Twitter followers.
Similar to the GameStop rally, Dogecoin experienced a surge driven by the fervor of the SatoshiStreetBets Reddit group. Members of the group expressed their intention to drive the value of Dogecoin “to the moon” or even to $1 per coin. This contributed to its rise, reaching an all-time high of 69 cents in the spring of 2021, a considerable leap from its value of less than 1 cent per coin at the start of the year.
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Why It Matters: In recent development, Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), has been granted a license to provide cryptocurrency wallet services in Rhode Island. It has been speculated that Musk could potentially integrate Dogecoin into the platform.
In other news, an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming biography “Elon Musk” sheds light on a pivotal decision in his career. WSJ reports that during a lunch meeting with his brother Kimbal, the idea of a blockchain-based social media platform was suggested. Intrigued, Musk even mentioned incorporating Dogecoin, as a payment system for the envisioned platform.
Price Action: At the time of writing, DOGE was trading at $0.0634, down 0.30% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.
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This article was originally published in September 2022
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