As a seasoned crypto investor with a soft spot for memecoins and a keen interest in the goings-on of the community, I’ve witnessed firsthand the market-moving power Elon Musk holds over the space. Friday’s events served as yet another reminder of this phenomenon.


Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), two meme coins inspired by canines, experienced a surge in value on Friday following Elon Musk’s tweet about the death of Kabosu, the pooch that served as their muse.

Within minutes of the post being published, DOGE experienced a significant increase of around 5%, reaching a peak of 17.3 cents. SHIB also saw a rise of approximately 3% during this time. However, these gains were not sustained and both cryptocurrencies later gave back some of their advances. Despite this, DOGE still managed to climb by 6% over the past 24 hours, while SHIB gained 1%. These performances surpassed the relatively unchanged CoinDesk 20 Index for most of the day.

Musk’s influence over memecoins is highlighted by his market-moving actions, leading crypto enthusiasts to ponder if he might be among the largest holders of dogecoin and consider integrating it into X’s payment system.

In a blog post shared on Friday, it was announced that Kabosu, who served as the symbolic representation of Dogecoin and numerous other meme tokens, had passed away. She was an impressive 17 years old.

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2024-05-24 18:50