Elon Musk updated his Twitter bio to “#Bitcoin” earlier today—kicking off a $6,000 rally in Bitcoin's price—and now more big names from in and out of the crypto bubble are following his lead.
Another 10 high-profile Twitter accounts have joined Elon Musk in updating their bios to Bitcoin. That might not sound like a large number, but their combined follower count exceeds 60 million people. And these accounts aren’t all dedicated to crypto, they range from viral YouTubers to American football stars.
Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio this morning to read: #Bitcoin. Image: Twitter.
“Everyone, put #Bitcoin in your bio. Plant the flag to declare you’re ready for the future,” tweeted Russell Okung, offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers, adding, “Send me a screenshot so I know it’s real.”
Two other big names who have changed their bios to Bitcoin are Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the twin brothers who co-founded the FCA-regulated cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. Together, they command a Twitter following of about 735,000 people. At the time, Cameron Winklevoss tweeted simply, "#bitcoin in bio."
Jimmy Donaldson—better known by his YouTube personality Mr Beast—also changed his bio to Bitcoin. Donaldson is known for performing expensive stunts on YouTube, and has generated a Twitter following of over 9 million people. Recently he said he wanted to send a large amount of Bitcoin to the moon—literally.
Elon Musk’s cryptic tweet, “In retrospect, it was inevitable,” has now been etched onto the Bitcoin blockchain for all eternity.
The Tesla CEO published the tweet earlier today. The message expressed his stance on the current WallStreetBets/GameStop phenomenon, which has seen the retail investor take on Wall Street—and win, for once. This tweet, not only summed up the events of the past few days but seemingly captured the whole movement toward decentralized finance, and the anger that many peop...
The Twitter CEO commands 5 million followers on his social media platform, and his belief in Bitcoin has already been well documented. In October of last year, Square—a financial payments company also led by Dorsey—bought $50 million worth of Bitcoin.
In response, Robinhood—a trading platform that prides itself in decentralizing finance for the masses rather than the wealthy elite—put a stop on GameStop trading, angering retail investors and Bitcoiners around the world.
Anthony Pompliano, host of the popular cryptocurrency podcast the Pomp Podcast, said, “You're either in bed with the elites or you're helping to build the new decentralized financial system. There is no middle ground anymore,” adding, “Opt out.”
You're either in bed with the elites or you're helping to build the new decentralized financial system.
Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.Fun’s co-founder has pushed back against Coinbase’s Layer 2 network Base’s controversial auto-minted token experiment, making it clear his platform has no plans to follow suit.
“There’s a reality where what Base did is normal in a few years’ time—but it DEFINITELY isn’t today and that has resulted in hurt,” co-founder Alon Cohen tweeted Thursday.
The post was a direct response to the “Base is for everyone” token, which was minted automatically through oncha...
Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 network, posted content that automatically minted as a tradable token through Zora, an onchain social protocol, triggering a trading frenzy before the asset quickly collapsed.
The "Base is for everyone" token originated from Base's official X account. Base said they had "coined it" on Zora at 3:12 PM ET.
Despite a webpage disclaimer on Zora that it is not an official Base token, traders drove its valuation to $13 million before it crashed to just $1 million three hours l...
The co-founder and CEO of Mantra has pledged to burn all of his allocated “team tokens” in a bid to restore faith in the project, days after its OM token crashed 90% in an hour.
Mantra co-founder and CEO John Patrick Mullin tweeted Tuesday that he would burn all of his tokens from the “Team and Core Contributor” allocation, which starts vesting in April 2027.
“I’m planning to burn all of my team tokens and when we turn it around the community and investors can decide if I have earned it back,” h...
