$61M Dogecoin Sold By Crypto Whale After Elon Musk's Twitter Logo Tweak

In the aftermath of Twitter CEO Elon Musk‘s decision to change the social media platform’s logo to that of a Shiba Inu dog, a Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) whale reportedly sold 650 million DOGE.

What Happened: On-chain data analytics platform Lookonchain, on Monday, revealed that the fifth largest holder of DOGE reportedly transferred 650 million DOGE worth around $61.3 million.

After Twitter changed the webpage logo icon to #DOGE's avatar, the price of $DOGE increased by ~30%.

The 5th holder of $DOGE transferred 650M $DOGE ($61.3M) out after the price of $DOGE increased. @elonmusk #Dogecoin https://t.co/n6R2L7HKN7 pic.twitter.com/Sd7T50aOZx

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 4, 2023

At the time of writing, DOGE was trading at $0.099, up 26% in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin has now moved ahead of Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) to secure the seventh position in the top 100 cryptocurrency rankings.

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Many users were eagerly waiting to see if Musk would comment on the change, given his history of tweeting about Dogecoin.

Initially, Musk remained silent on the matter, sparking further curiosity and speculation among users. However, the Tesla CEO eventually broke his silence by tweeting a post that referenced some of his older tweets where he had joked about changing the DOGE logo.

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