Twitter's traditional bird icon has been replaced with an image of a Shiba Inu, a nod to the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin, in a move that appears to be a direct response from CEO Elon Musk.
In a tweet on Monday afternoon, Musk referenced a year-old conversation where another user suggested that he "just buy Twitter" and change the bird logo to a doge. This move comes just two days after Musk requested a judge throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support Dogecoin.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have characterized the lawsuit as a "fanciful work of fiction" over Musk's "innocuous and often silly tweets." However, it remains unclear whether the Shiba Inu logo change will be permanent, given Musk's history of using Twitter to troll both fans and critics.
The price of Dogecoin surged by over 20% in the past 24 hours, trading at around 9 cents per coin. The cryptocurrency was originally created as a joke on December 6, 2013, by two software engineers, who drew inspiration from the "doge" meme popular in the early 2010s.
In a tweet on Monday afternoon, Musk referenced a year-old conversation where another user suggested that he "just buy Twitter" and change the bird logo to a doge. This move comes just two days after Musk requested a judge throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support Dogecoin.
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla have characterized the lawsuit as a "fanciful work of fiction" over Musk's "innocuous and often silly tweets." However, it remains unclear whether the Shiba Inu logo change will be permanent, given Musk's history of using Twitter to troll both fans and critics.
The price of Dogecoin surged by over 20% in the past 24 hours, trading at around 9 cents per coin. The cryptocurrency was originally created as a joke on December 6, 2013, by two software engineers, who drew inspiration from the "doge" meme popular in the early 2010s.
! I mean Elon Musk already proven he's not afraid of stirring up some drama on Twitter, and now he's basically taunting everyone with this Dogecoin Shiba Inu thing 
. It'll be cool to see if it boosts Dogecoin prices even more, who knows right? 
, but at the same time he's still gettin' roasted for his tweets. it's like, dude, make up your mind 
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, and that Shiba Inu logo is pretty fire 
, but is this just a publicity stunt or what? 
i mean it started as a joke and now it's like this thing that people actually care about...anyway back to twitter so is this gonna be permanent or was it just a troll job from musk? 
anyway i hope this logo change means a change in transparency for you and twitter, we need more accountability from our tech giants 
. I mean, can you imagine sipping coffee and snuggling with adorable furballs all day? I'm totally getting one of those ASAP! And speaking of weird internet trends, have you seen those viral videos of people trying to cook ramen noodles in a microwave for like 10 minutes straight? 
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they've been riding the wave of hype all year long. Elon Musk is a wild card, always keeping us on our toes 
. I don't think we can take anything at face value with this guy anymore 