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As the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk shot to fame for his business success. Find all the latest news and updates from the tech billionaire here.

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Joke cryptocurrency meme sells for $5m

With billionaire fans like Elon Musk, it’s the most expensive meme to sell as a non-fungible token, or NFT.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC, shows bitcoin medals which use peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. - Cryptocurrency fans have counted Tesla boss Elon Musk as among their champions, but this week he rocked their world by questioning the future of the digital assets and singling out carbon emissions from bitcoin mining for particular criticism.

Musk gives huge boost to bitcoin price

The cryptocurrency rose by thousands of dollars after a single three-sentence tweet from the billionaire.

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Tesla reveals future of most extreme car

Enthusiasts raced to place deposits when Elon Musk announced the EV pioneer would build its most powerful car yet. Now he has taken to Twitter with an update.

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Chilling threat to expose Elon Musk

Anonymous has taken aim at billionaire Elon Musk over his recent cryptocurrency comments which have seen Bitcoin’s value dive.

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Host slams Elon Musk after bitcoin crash

The Tesla founder was the target of a foul-mouthed spray at the Bitcoin 2021 conference after he posted a tweet that sent its price spiralling.

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Bitcoin headed towards ‘death cross’

The cryptocurrency market is headed towards a catastrophic event for investors – and it could be just days away, an analyst has warned.

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Baby Shark investors make major bucks

It’s a song that has ruined the lives of parents for years now, but some of those who looked into Baby Shark’s origins are now making big cash.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows gold plated souvenir Bitcoin coins arranged for a photograph in London. - Bitcoin plunged below 39,000 USD for the first time in more than three months on May 19, 2021 after China said cryptocurrencies would not be allowed in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them, despite the country powering most of the world's mining. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

$387 billion surge after crypto bloodbath

The crypto market has rebounded after a brutal week in which comments by Elon Musk and Chinese regulators spooked investors.

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Crypto nerds’ wild plan to stop Elon Musk

Elon Musk has almost singlehandedly turned crytpocurrencies on their heads, irritating investors to no end. Now they’ve hatched a plan to stop him.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2019 SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. - SpaceX's aim, when it was incorporated on March 14, 2002, was to make low-cost rockets to travel one day to Mars -- and beyond. The 11th employee hired that year turned out to be someone good: Gwynne Shotwell, who was in charge of business development, soon established herself as Musk's right-hand woman. In the space industry, the two are given the rock star privilege of only being referred to by their first names. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP)

Musk caught out as Tesla truth exposed

When Tesla customers questioned the purpose of a new in-car camera, company founder Elon Musk assured them they were not being watched.

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(FILES) In this file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to media as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, on September 3, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin. - Whether the topic is transforming the automobile or conquering the next frontier of space, Elon Musk has shown a knack for captivating an audience beyond investors and science geeks. The brash Tesla CEO, now the world's wealthiest person following the electric automaker's meteoric rise, was the quintessential Silicon Valley disruptor -- except he no longer lives in California.On January 7, 2021, Musk surpassed Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos as the world's wealthiest person. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Elon Musk pumps dogecoin with ‘CEO’ tweet

Enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s remarks have a big impact on crypto markets — and the market closely watches his statements.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen at the construction site for the new plant, the so-called

Expert’s $688m bet against Elon Musk

The famed investor, who has been depicted in a huge Hollywood film, has made moves against the billionaire’s electric car company.

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Bitcoin suddenly skyrockets in value

The price of bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies shot up dramatically this morning after a single tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Bitcoin has been volatile due to Elon's remarks.

‘Explosion of risk’: Crypto fears rise

Cryptocurrency is seeing a turbulent time already but after recent events with Elon Musk and China, its future could change completely.

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Image sends volatile crypto coin wild

One of the most volatile cryptocurrencies has made a surprising recovery from yesterday’s bloodbath, and it’s all because of one image.

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(FILES) In this file photo Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center on March 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Tesla began officially accepting bitcoin as currency to purchase electric autos, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on March 24, 2021 a with bitcoin,

Weird Musk tweet sends markets wild

For cryptocurrency investors, the past week has been a wild ride. Now a bizarre Elon Musk tweet has added yet another twist.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 03, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, in Gruenheide near Berlin. - Carmaker Tesla's

Crypto investors out to destroy Elon Musk

In a direct attack on billionaire Elon Musk, cryptocurrency fans have released a new crypto to the highly volatile market.

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Beijing, China - December 29, 2017: Two months after the closure of Chinese exchanges, Bitcoin price broke $11000 in December 2, 2017, and some new forks of Bitcoin were launched: Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Btcoin Gold (BTG), Bitcoin Diamond (BCD). Photos of cryptocyrrencies Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, dogecoin with trditional money, new currency system, full depth of focus istock image

Crypto market’s astonishing 5-day plunge

The value of the cryptocurrency market has slipped by an astonishing 23 per cent in the last five days – and one man is partly to blame.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 17, 2020 shows shows a physical imitation of a Bitcoin at a crypto currency

Huge $2.5m stolen in crypto scams

People have been impersonating billionaire Elon Musk to steal millions from thousands of people.

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(FILES) File photo taken on September 24, 2020 showing a physical imitation of a Bitcoin at a crypto currency

The new ‘green’ crypto making waves

When billionaire Elon Musk pulled the plug on bitcoin due to climate change concerns, a new player stepped up claiming it’s better for the environment.

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Astonishing fallout from one-word tweet

He’s the 12-figure man with unprecedented power at his fingertips. Now, he could be backstabbing an asset he helped explode.

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Elon Musk responds to bitcoin rumour

Elon Musk has responded to rumours Tesla is planning to dump its bitcoin as critics lash him for his ongoing rhetoric against the cryptocurrency.

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Kelly Slater savages bitcoin villain Musk

American surfing icon Kelly Slater has blasted Elon Musk after the billionaire Tesla owner rocked the cryptocurrency market last week.

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Elon Musk goes to war with bitcoin

Elon Musk has hit back at critics as he continues to ramp up his rhetoric against bitcoin and defends his move to suspend Tesla payments.

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BERLIN, GERMANY DECEMBER 01: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

New cryptocurrency is an attack on Musk

One tweet from Elon Musk caused the world of cryptocurrency to go into meltdown. Now his former fans are fighting back with an aptly-named coin.

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Elon Musk has been trashed by the Aussie creator of Dogecoin.

Aussie crypto creator trashes Elon Musk

The reclusive creator of the world’s most talked about cryptocurrency has emerged from the shadows to destroy Elon Musk.

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(FILES) In this file photo SpaceX chief Elon Musk speaks during a press conference after the launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2, 2019. - Elon Musk, the charismatic chief of electric automaker Tesla, has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's second richest person, according to the Bloomberg list of billionaires. The South African-born Musk, 49, added $7.2 billion in wealth on November 23, 2020 alone following Tesla's latest surge. He now has an estimated $128 billion. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Why Musk backflipped on crypto support

The Tesla billionaire has long been seen as a champion for cryptocurrency – but a single tweet of his yesterday sent its value tumbling. Here’s why he did it.

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