Musk Says He Hopes Rumors He's in the SEC's DOGE House Are True

Should the rumor be true, evidence of the CEO's DOGE boosting won't be hard to find.

AccessTimeIconFeb 25, 2021 at 11:58 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted his hope that rumors are true that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating his frequent tweeting about dogecoin (DOGE). "It would be awesome," he said

  • The CEO of the electric vehicle maker, who has a hate-hate relationship with the SEC, seems to relish the idea of another go-round with the regulatory body. In 2018, Musk famously said, "I do not respect the SEC."
  • Because the SEC doesn't consider the meme-based cryptocurrency a security, an investigation by that body into market manipulation of DOGE would seem unlikely. However, because the SEC is known to be monitoring Musk's social media output as part of a settlement of charges that he'd committed securities fraud for misleading tweets, it's not out of the question.
  • Should the SEC start looking for evidence the CEO has been a vocal booster of DOGE, which is represented by a Shiba Inu dog, such proof wouldn't be hard to find. At one point describing himself as the "dogecoin CEO," Musk has been a frequent tweeter of memes boosting DOGE. While other parents might buy their child a puppy, Musk tweeted earlier this month that he had bought his nine-month-old son a DOGE.
  • Musk's most recent DOGE tweet was Thursday morning:
  • And, per usual, the price of the cryptocurrency rose in response to Musk's tweet, sort of like Pavlov's DOGE.
  • It wasn't immediately clear where the rumor of an SEC investigation started. It's possible it is a false rumor and an attempt to manipulate the market. If that proves to be the case, the Tesla CEO will be denied the pleasure of his anticipated DOGE fight with the SEC.

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