“1st meme in space… To the mooooonnn!!”
Despite expectations that he would tout cryptocurrency as the future the world needed to believe in, Musk confused stans of the virtual currency when he called dogecoin “a hustle” on SNL. The price of dogecoin fell by 30% during Musk’s appearance on the show.
Never one to disappoint his fans, just two days after his SNL debut, the billionaire announced that SpaceX would be launching a satellite called “Doge-1” to the moon. The satellite will be paid for entirely with dogecoin and is expected to launch this year.
“1st meme in space,” Musk tweeted. “To the mooooonnn!!
That same month, Musk polled his followers and asked them if they wanted Tesla to accept dogecoin. At 78.2%, the “yes” option won. (Tesla currently accepts dogecoin as payment for merchandise and at some charging stations.)
