Elon Musk's Twitter bird has been replaced with a Shiba Inu, sparking a surge in the value of Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency at the center of a lawsuit against the Tesla CEO.
Musk tweeted "as promised" alongside an image of a year-old conversation where another user suggested he buy Twitter and change the logo to a doge. The move came just days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit, which claims he's running a pyramid scheme to support Dogecoin.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have dismissed the lawsuit as "a fanciful work of fiction" over Musk's tweets about Dogecoin, calling them "innocuous and often silly." However, this latest move seems to be taking aim at his critics - or perhaps just his fans.
It remains unclear whether the logo change is permanent, as Musk has a history of using Twitter to troll both supporters and detractors. Nonetheless, Dogecoin's value saw a more than 20% surge over the past 24 hours, now trading for around 9 cents.
Dogecoin itself was created in December 2013 by two software engineers as a joke, with its name paying homage to an "internet meme." The Shiba Inu logo is reminiscent of this meme, featuring a dog surrounded by Comic Sans text in broken English.
Musk tweeted "as promised" alongside an image of a year-old conversation where another user suggested he buy Twitter and change the logo to a doge. The move came just days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit, which claims he's running a pyramid scheme to support Dogecoin.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have dismissed the lawsuit as "a fanciful work of fiction" over Musk's tweets about Dogecoin, calling them "innocuous and often silly." However, this latest move seems to be taking aim at his critics - or perhaps just his fans.
It remains unclear whether the logo change is permanent, as Musk has a history of using Twitter to troll both supporters and detractors. Nonetheless, Dogecoin's value saw a more than 20% surge over the past 24 hours, now trading for around 9 cents.
Dogecoin itself was created in December 2013 by two software engineers as a joke, with its name paying homage to an "internet meme." The Shiba Inu logo is reminiscent of this meme, featuring a dog surrounded by Comic Sans text in broken English.
. Like, I get that Elon's just trying to stir the pot and keep things interesting on Twitter, but seriously, who thought it was a good idea to tie his brand so closely with a meme from 2013? 
The lawsuit is still a mess, and now he's just poking fun at everyone involved... including himself 
. And can we talk about how ridiculous that Shiba Inu logo looks? 
It's like he's trying to troll us all, but honestly, I think it's just gonna be a novelty that wears off soon 
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Elon Musk's just trolling us all over again! First he's asking for Twitter's bankruptcy, then suddenly his bird goes from blue to adorable Shiba Inu 
The guy's like a big kid with a toy box full of crazy ideas. Love it or hate it, I gotta admit, it's entertaining!
but this lawsuit thingy gotta be serious or else he wouldn't be tweeting about it 
. tbh i'm kinda rooting for dogecoin lol who doesn't love a good underdog story? 
. on the flip side, if anyone deserves to be trolled, it's those scammers who keep saying dogecoin is legit 
Please, Elon's been playing this game for years, and we're all just along for the ride 
. So, basically Elon Musk replaces the Twitter bird with a cute Shiba Inu dog and suddenly the value of this weird cryptocurrency skyrockets? Like, what's going on here? 
. I mean, Musk has been using Twitter to mess with people for years, so what's new here? And now he's making his fans think they're part of some special club just because of Dogecoin 
20% surge in value? that's a pretty sweet reward for being an internet meme 
The thing is, Dogecoin's history is pretty funny - created as a joke in 2013? It just goes to show how internet trends can take off and become more than we expected 
. But on the other hand, if you ask me, Musk has always been about pushing boundaries and taking risks 
. But one thing's for sure - Musk is never short on drama 
either way, let's not forget that true value comes from within, not from some tweet or logo change