Musk’s ‘trolling’ stalls bitcoin recovery
Bitcoin falls 4% but is still on course for its best week in about a month
04 June 2021 - 08:55
Singapore — Bitcoin slipped 4% on Friday after Tesla boss Elon Musk was at it again — this time firing off a few tweets that appeared to lament a break-up with the cryptocurrency.
Tesla’s big position in bitcoin and Musk’s large personal following often set crypto markets on edge whenever he tweets, and the price fell after he posted "#Bitcoin”, a broken-heart emoji and a picture of a couple discussing a break-up...
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