Dogecoin is once again making a bull run after Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted “potentially promising” news for the network.
On Thursday evening, a tweet from Elon Musk (Dogefather) official Twitter handle affirmed that Tesla and its CEO are “Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising”.
Prices across major exchanges including Binance, Bitfinex, FTX, Gemini and Poloniex are posting around 26 percent gains over a 24-hour period The cryptocurrency is currently changing hands for around $0.53. The increase came even as other major cryptocurrencies’ prices sank.
Meanwhile, U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it would be adding Doge to its suite of crypto offerings, possibly due to client demand as has been the case with other major exchanges.
The world’s second richest man has played a large role in Doge’s astronomical 9,400 percent rise in value since it was just a pup trading at around $0.005 on Jan. 1.
Musk’s handiwork has previously affected Doge’s price. Last month, Tesla’s CEO hinted the Shibu Inu-inspired crypto would feature on Saturday Night Live with Musk calling himself the “Dogefather.” Prices immediately spiked on the tip, jumping 24 percent from $0.25 to $0.31
Doge’s price continued to soar leading up to Musk’s appearance on the show, touching an all-time high of around $0.74 but immediately cooled after traders’ hopes were dashed by Musk’s meager mention of the crypto that night.
The problem, some argue, is that Doge is unlikely to survive without Musk’s help, though developers appear to be making headway in a project that once had zero involvement from crypto technicians.
Doge started as a joke in 2013 by creators Jack Palmer and Billy Markus to draw newcomers to the cryptocurrency industry. It has since gained immense fame at least partly because of celebrity endorsements from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Kiss’s Gene Simmons.