Does the $258B Dogecoin Lawsuit Against Elon Musk have Merit?

Dogecoin was created in 2013 as a lighthearted joke for crypto enthusiasts and took the name and face of the popular meme ‘doge’, an intentionally misspelt word describing a Shiba Inu dog.

In May 2021, Dogecoin rose to a high of $0.68, compared to a value of just under one penny at the beginning of the year, which is approximately a 6700% increase in value. Elon Musk was partially responsible for this growth as he frequently promotes Dogecoin as his favourite cryptocurrency.  By March 2022, the value of Dogecoin had fallen to $0.11, approximately an 83% decrease in value as more people began to invest. Unlike Bitcoin, Dogecoin has no lifetime cap, meaning that an unlimited amount of Dogecoin can be mined, thus making it highly inflationary.

While Musk was warned about his reckless tweets regarding cryptocurrencies as his popularity has enough traction to move markets tremendously, it is not illegal.  One example of manipulation would be if a major investor glorifies a particular asset, attracts new buyers and then sells their stock before the inevitable crash.

Elon Musk himself has not made an official comment on the lawsuit as of yet, but we are very interested in what this eccentric billionaire has to say.