Coverage dated December 13, 2021

Dogecoin Spikes Over 20% After Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept It as Payment for Merch

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Dogecoin skyrocketed more than 20% Tuesday morning after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept it as payment for some merchandise.

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NBC10 Philadelphia
Dogecoin Spikes Over 20% After Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept It as Payment for Merch (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Dogecoin skyrocketed more than 20% Tuesday morning after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept it as payment for some merchandise.
Forbes
Tesla Will Accept Dogecoin Payments For Some Products And ‘See How It Goes,’ Says CEO Elon Musk (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Musk’s announcement on Twitter caused Dogecoin’s value to surge 20% in an hour.
Al Jazeera
Dogecoin for Tesla merch? Musk says ‘see how it goes’ (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 13, 2021
Al Jazeera's feed description
Tesla chief tweeted that Tesla will accept Dogecoin as payment for some merchandise on a trial basis.
FOX Business
Elon Musk says Tesla will accept dogecoin for some products (opens FOX Business)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Elon Musk said Tuesday that Tesla will begin accepting dogecoin as payment for some products.
The Hill
Musk: Tesla to accept cryptocurrency dogecoin for merchandise (opens The Hill)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that Tesla would accept dogecoin, a popular cryptocurrency, for Tesla merchandise.
Newsweek
Dogecoin price skyrockets after Elon Musk says Tesla will accept the crypto for merch (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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The SpaceX CEO made the announcement in the latest of his tweets about the meme cryptocurrency.
Forbes
‘Much Higher Potential’—Elon Musk Reveals Why He’s Backing Dogecoin Over Bitcoin And Ethereum Amid Huge Crypto Price Crash (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 13, 2021
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Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire who's helped the "joke" bitcoin rival dogecoin become a major cryptocurrency this year, has outlined exactly why he supports the memecoin over the likes of bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies...