Elon Musk's appearance on Saturday Night Live didn't do Dogecoin any favors

[Shawn Knight]

The big picture: The self-professed “Dogefather” has been instrumental in pushing the value of the joke-turned-legitimate cryptocurrency to new heights this year, largely through a series of tweets about Dogecoin. Leading up to his hosting gig on SNL this past weekend, it was almost a given that Musk was going to mention Dogecoin during the show.

Elon Musk didn’t do Dogecoin any favors with his appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, at least not in the short term.

It didn’t take long for the first name drop to come, as Musk’s mother brought up the cryptocurrency during his opening monologue.

Later during the Weekend Update segment, Musk played a financial expert named Lloyd Ostertag who spoke for a few minutes about cryptocurrency – and specifically, Dogecoin. After being repeatedly asked what Dogecoin is by the two correspondents, Musk eventually conceded that it was “a hustle.”

It was at this time that the coin’s value started to tumble, losing roughly 31 percent of its value in about eight hours. Dogecoin has since regained some of its lost value and is currently trading around $0.50 per.

Crypto in general is still riding high, with several coins having hit all-time highs in recent days. Ethereum recently touched $4,172.10 and Litecoin reached a new high of $413.69 over the weekend.

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[FanboysGetPwned]

Dogecoin to the gutter.

 

[Bl00dyMinded]

Dogecoin to the gutter.

Naw Robinhood once again decided to act up Saturday night lol. Give it a few days and it will go up. I have some money on it, waiting to hit the $1 and dump.

 

[envirovore]

"After being repeatedly asked what Dogecoin is by the two correspondents, Musk eventually conceded that it was “a hustle.” "

Ah, the honesty as a subtle joke approach there.

 

[terzaerian]

This is why I have been very cautious about Dogecoin this year. While it's a community-driven crypto it's heavily concentrated with whales and this rally has seemingly been conjured by clout alone, rather than network growth, applications, or adoption. I managed to talk someone out of buying until after SNL and I'm glad I did.

That said, anyone that got in anytime prior to May 4th is still in the money, despite slipping 30%.

 

[Axle Grease]

So what's bitcoin?

 

[QuantumPhysics]

Every bubble eventually finds a pin.

 

[BadThad]

Crypto is far too sensitive. All it takes are a few comments from the rich and famous and it can come crashing down or shooting up. The ONLY capital people should risk is money they can afford to lose. The whole thing is little more than a "get rich quick" scam. It's just unfortunate most people will end up losing in the Ponzi scheme.