Updated September 13th, 2021 at 12:30 IST
Elon Musk welcomes new pet Shiba Inu 'Floki'; value of Dogecoin cryptocurrency surges
Tech-billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday, September 12 announced the arrival of his new Shiba Inu puppy on Twitter. Musk captioned the post as 'Floki has arrived.'
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Tech-billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday, September 12 announced the arrival of his new Shiba Inu puppy on Twitter. Taking to the social media platform, the Tesla CEO shared a picture of his new pet dog named 'Floki' sleeping soundly on a rug. Musk captioned the post as 'Floki has arrived.' Not only is Floki the same breed as Musk's favourite bitcoin currency- Dogecoin, but his arrival has once created a storm in the cryptocurrency market. Shortly after the SpaceX CEO shared the image of his little Shiba Inu pup, Dogecoin shares once again surged in the crypto market.
Floki has arrived pic.twitter.com/2MiUKb91FT
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Elon Musk & Dogecoin
Created in 2013, Dogecoin came into existence as a joke centred around a meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog. The celebrity businessmen is known for openly supporting Dogecoin which has over time built a strong community of followers. Musk had earlier admitted that he was impressed with the coin’s 8,000% gain over the last year. He is also fondly dubbed by his fans as 'Dogefather'.
Eager to see the Shiba Inu's arrival, netizens congratulated Elon Musk and shared a storm of memes for their 'Dogefeather', a term which had now become reality. A netizen even asked for a picture of Floki and Marvin (Musk's other dog) together, however, the tech billionaire revealed that they weren't friends yet.
Elon can we see a pic of Floki and Marvin together 🥺
— Pranay Pathole (@PPathole)
They are … not yet friends
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
The price of Dogecoin and its subsequent spin-offs such as Baby Doge Coin have surged in the crypto markets after the arrival of Floki. Dogecoin recorded a +0.36% change in the last 24 hours, while Baby Doge Coin recorded a +1.80% in the last 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap.
Netizens react
We need the real thing now please recreate pic.twitter.com/63lDtbgj3M
— Baby Doge Coin (@BabyDogeCoin)
@elonmusk Please accept Shib as a payment. Will buy a tesla when Shib hit .001...LFG!!
— Zane (@Zane72452143)
Only one man can influence the market by getting a dog.
— dogeknight (@RorythomasM)
It is an adorable little #doge as well
Congrats Floki. You just won the pet lottery. pic.twitter.com/zKcUq0ADLf
The era of Floki is upon us! pic.twitter.com/sAfFJHftrD
— Steven Steele (@MrStevenSteele)
Do they know he can drive a Tesla, Elon? pic.twitter.com/S34VEshCSg
— B (The Viking) (@youngprepro)
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Published September 13th, 2021 at 12:29 IST