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Elon Musk Says Most Crypto Assets Are a Scam, but X Launches New Crypto Trading Terminal

Elon Musk told a jury in Oakland that most crypto assets are a scam during testimony in a civil trial against OpenAI, marking a major shift from his position as one of the sector’s most vocal supporters for years.

Tesla and SpaceX leaders made this statement when he was asked about OpenAI’s 2018 plans to raise funds through an initial coin offering (ICO), according to New York Times journalist Mike Isaac.

Sharp Turn from Vocal Crypto Advocate

From 2020 to 2021, Musk moved markets through posts and corporate purchases. Tesla bought Bitcoin
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worth US$1.5 billion in 2021, becoming one of the first major publicly listed companies to put crypto assets on their financial balance sheet.

Musk’s posts about Dogecoin
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repeatedly pushed the meme coin’s price to new all-time highs in the same year. The billionaire also previously said he owns Bitcoin, Ethereum
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, and Dogecoin in various interviews.
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DOGE2.05%
ETH1.62%
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