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Elon Musk's Online Reputation Plunges to New Low After Spat with Bitcoiners: Awario

Thu, 06/03/2021 - 07:07
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Alex Dovbnya
His reputation has never been worse
Elon Musk's Online Reputation Plunges to New Low After Spat with Bitcoiners: Awario
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Elon Musk’s online reputation has taken a massive hit because of his switcheroo on Bitcoin.

According to a report by Yahoo Finance, which cites data from social media monitoring company Awario, negative tweets about the centibillionaire now outstrip positive ones (19.2 percent and 14.9 percent).    

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Bitcoiners quickly went from adoring Musk to hating his guts after Tesla suspended Bitcoin payments. Adding more fuel to the fire, the controversial entrepreneur questioned the crypto king’s centralization and implied that the e-car maker could dump its holdings before backtracking on the threat.

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Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.