Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently responded to a tweet from Billy Markus, also known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, the founder of Dogecoin, regarding a drastic reduction in his social media earnings. This interaction gains significance against the backdrop of Musk’s controversial influence on Dogecoin and allegations of market manipulation.
Markus’s Earnings and Musk’s Response
On September 2, 2023, Billy Markus disclosed that his recent social media earnings had plummeted to about one-third of what they were in the previous two weeks. The tweet quickly gained traction, stating,
my 𝕏 paycheck is about 1/3rd of what it was compared to the previous two weeks, and i want to say… …that it’s all magic bonus money to me that i greatly appreciate and it’s absolutely crazy and amazing that i get paid anything at all to shitpost on this app
In response, Elon Musk tweeted that the fluctuation was likely due to the…
