Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again influenced the Dogecoin price. The price of DOGE rose 10% after Musk offered support for Dogecoin payments at McDonald’s fast food outlets.
In a post on Twitter, Elon Musk said he would eat the Happy Meal live on TV if the McDonald’s network added the ability to pay with Dogecoin.
There was no response from representatives of McDonald’s, however, the rate of the coin increased markedly. If before the announcement DOGE was trading at $0.1355, then after its rate reached $0.146. Although it is worth noting that at the same time, the recovery was shown by the entire cryptocurrency market, albeit by smaller amounts.
McDonald’s should accept cryptocurrencies after Dogecoin creator Billy Markus tweeted “I want french fries” and a Twitter employee responded to Marcus with a picture of a Shiba Inu dog holding a potato in her teeth.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele was not left out of the discussion, although he raised a more serious topic:
“Do you want to see the hypocrites? Look at those who support a president who is ready to start wars to raise his rating, raise fuel prices during a global inflation. This threatens hundreds of millions of people with poverty, but here we see just jokes about Dogecoin and McDonald’s.”
Recall that in mid-January, Tesla added support for payments in Dogecoin. True, you won’t be able to buy an electric car for DOGE yet, but you can buy various souvenirs in the company’s online store.
