Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that he will eat a happy meal on television if McDonald’s accepts the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE). However, McDonald’s replied, “only if Tesla accepts grimacecoin.” Musk’s statement followed a tweet by McDonald’s asking how crypto Twitter is doing.
Elon Musk Tries to Tempt McDonald’s to Accept Dogecoin
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk offered to eat a McDonald’s happy meal on television if the fast-food restaurant chain accepts dogecoin (DOGE) in a tweet Tuesday.
As of the writing date, his tweet had been liked 229.1K times and retweeted 34.3K more times.
Many people expressed their excitement on Twitter, promising that they will eat at McDonald’s more often if the restaurant chain accepts DOGE. Some said they will only pay at McDonald’s with the meme coin if that happens. A few people asked McDonald’s to consider accepting other coins, like shiba inu (SHIB).
The price of DOGE pumped slightly after Musk’s tweet. Dogecoin’s price was at the time $0.1359 Based on data from Bitcoin.com Markets, it soared more than 10% and reached $0.1496, However, it lost some gains and fell as low $0.1419 in the hour of writing.
McDonald’s Replies With ‘Grimacecoin’
The official Twitter account for McDonald’s tweeted in reply to Musk. “Only if Tesla accepts grimacecoin,” the fast-food restaurant tweeted to the Tesla boss. Grimace, a purple-colored fluffy character that tags along Ronald McDonald in McDonald’s commercials is called McDonald’s Grimace.
McDonald’s has also recently been tweeting about cryptocurrency in general. The company has pinned a tweet it made Monday that reads: “how are you doing people who run crypto Twitter accounts.” Many people have been posting memes about McDonald’s and cryptocurrency, particularly when prices fall.
Musk, who was recently named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, has been a longtime supporter of the meme cryptocurrency. In the crypto world, he is known as the Dogefather. He previously said that he personally owns dogecoin and thinks that the meme coin is the people’s crypto.
Tesla’s boss said that Dogecoin was the most suitable cryptocurrency to conduct transactions. However, bitcoin would be more suitable as a place to store value. Additionally, Tesla’s electric car firm began taking dogecoin payment for some merchandise on Monday.
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