Elon Musk on crypto: to the mooooonnn! And back again

By John McCrank

Technology
Friday, 14 May 2021
5:30 AM MYT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin's price tumbled after Elon Musk said on Wednesday his electric car maker Tesla Inc would no longer accept the cryptocurrency for purchases, citing environmental concerns for the reversal.

Here are some of Musk's comments on bitcoin and other cryptocurrenies like Ether and Dogecoin, some of which moved the digital assets' prices:

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-PWHI	0.195	0.210	0.195	0.205	0.015	7.89	1,936,176
HSI-CWGX	0.250	0.250	0.230	0.230	-0.035	-13.21	1,730,445
HSI-CWGI	0.170	0.170	0.155	0.155	-0.030	-16.22	1,700,156
HSI-PWHV	0.180	0.200	0.175	0.185	0.010	5.71	1,400,245
HSI-CWGS	0.140	0.140	0.120	0.120	-0.025	-17.24	1,397,471
NEXG	0.515	0.530	0.515	0.525	0.010	1.94	996,383
FOCUS	0.010	0.010	0.005	0.010	0.000	0.00	868,755
ZETRIX	0.915	0.920	0.905	0.910	-0.005	-0.55	607,583
HSI-PWJF	0.140	0.150	0.140	0.145	0.005	3.57	490,787
TANCO	0.915	0.920	0.910	0.915	0.000	0.00	462,506
VELESTO	0.185	0.190	0.185	0.185	0.005	2.78	455,496
LCTITAN	0.700	0.730	0.675	0.695	-0.010	-1.42	381,126
ZETRIX-C9K	0.070	0.070	0.070	0.070	-0.080	-53.33	271,087
PHARMA	0.220	0.225	0.215	0.220	0.000	0.00	202,221
TENAGA	13.860	13.920	13.420	13.600	-0.340	-2.44	195,902

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