Shiba Inu Coin Jumps 65% After Elon Musk Tweets About His DogThe Dogecoin-inspired token goes crazy following Musk's tweet.
By克洛伊Arrojado•
The era of dog-related cryptocurrencies isn't over yet, especially when Elon Musk is involved.
On Wednesday,Business Insiderreported a 65% surge in Shiba Inu coin (SHIB) after Musk tweeted a picture of his Shiba Inu puppy with the caption "Floki Frunkpuppy".
Floki Frunkpuppypic.twitter.com/xAr8T0Jfdf
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)October 4, 2021
According to CoinGecko, Shiba Inu coin's value has skyrocketed more than 220% in the past seven days. It has even managed to become one of the20 biggest cryptocurrencieson the market, with a market value of $9 billion.
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An anonymous creator under the name"Ryoshi" foundedShiba inu coin in 2020, inspired by meme token Dogecoin. And it's not just Musk who's interested in cryptocurrency's new pooch — Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterindonated $1.14 billion worth of SHIBto India's Covid-Crypto Relief Fund in May.
Shiba Inu coin's popularity seems to also be lifting Dogecoin's value too, as Dogecoin's price hasincreased by 32% over the past week.
While some see the resurgence of popularity of memecoins as inevitable, the staying power of these cryptocurrencies is still uncertain.
"While one could expect capital to flow back into these names should 4Q prove to be as promising as many expect it to be, there's no guarantee the momentum holds up in the short term," analysts at the Kraken exchange said in a note toBusiness Insider.
