Elon Musk was on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and of course he talked about Dogecoin. As you may or may not know, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is an avid cryptocurrency fan. And his favorite crypto is of course Dogecoin. I discussed Dogecoin in a previous post. There was such a big buildup whether or not Elon Musk was going to talk about Dogecoin before the show that some casinos in Las Vegas let you bet on if he said it or not.
And of course Elon Musk talked about Dogecoin on SNL. The first mention of it came in his opening monologue where he was talking about getting his mom a birthday present at which time his mother said “I hope it’s not Dogecoin”, and his response was, “It is.” In one skit, Elon was playing a cryptocurrency expert where he tried explaining multiple times was crypto and Dogecoin are, ultimately saying, “it’s a hustle.” All of this was meant as jokes and to be funny, which I personally thought the episode was hilarious, but there were definitely some serious real-world reactions to his appearance.
The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) was steadily climbing all week in anticipation of the SNL episode. The price of Dogecoin started out at $0.39 early Monday morning and reached its peak all-time high of $0.74 on Friday night. The price was expected to reach its peak on Saturday during or after the show. But starting at 11pm on Friday night, the price started dropping.
Dogecoin’s value was fluctuating all day Saturday and finally at the time the SNL episode ended, the price looked like it officially jumped off a cliff. Its price dropped from $0.66 down to $0.46 in just 10 hours. The price has gone up and down since then and is currently trading around $0.45.
The hype around Elon Musk’s SNL appearance was similar to the hype building up to 4/20/21. And like “Doge Day 4/20”, the SNL hype train also culminated in an early fizzle. I personally like the usefulness of Bitcoin and Ethereum, but I struggle to see the value in most altcoins. What are your thoughts on Dogecoin and altcoins in general? Leave me a comment and let me know.

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