A tweet sent by Elon Musk's account on Wednesday asked for Bitcoin and promised to 'double all payments' sent to an address. It's likely a scam.
Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump attends SpaceX launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 27, 2020.A tweet sent by Elon Musk's account on Wednesday asked for Bitcoin and promised to "double all payments" sent to an address.
It's likely a scam and was only one of several twitter accounts to post strange messages about bitcoin on Wednesday, including Bill Gates.Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump attends SpaceX launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 27, 2020.A tweet sent by Elon Musk's account on Wednesday asked for Bitcoin and promised to "double all payments" sent to an address.
It's likely a scam. It was deleted minutes after it was sent, before a second tweet asking for bitcoin was posted from the same account and deleted again. Musk's tweet was one of scores of unusual tweets on Wednesday asking for bitcoin or from a bitcoin-related account. In addition to Musk, Bill Gates' account also tweeted a request for bitcoin to the same address. Elon Musk's account tweeted at least three times asking for bitcoin, and replied to Bill Gates once.Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of cryptocurrency market Gemini, offered an explanation in a tweet: "ALL MAJOR CRYPTO TWITTER ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED.
Scammers for years have emulated Elon Musk's Twitter account by changing their display name and image to resemble Musk, then sent out tweets asking for bitcoin. But on Wednesday, it was Musk's actual account that posted the tweets.
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