Elon Musk
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CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin in 2021 and Musk has stated he personally holds Bitcoin. Influential figure in Bitcoin price movements through social media. Supports Bitcoin mining with renewable energy.
Details
- Role
- CEO, Tesla / SpaceX / xAI
- Title
- CEO
- Known For
- Bitcoin advocate, Tesla and SpaceX Bitcoin treasury holdings, Dogecoin promotion
- Affiliation
- Tesla / SpaceX / xAI
- Notable Quote
- I do own Bitcoin, Tesla owns Bitcoin, SpaceX owns Bitcoin.
- Twitter Handle
- elonmusk
- Estimated Holdings
- Undisclosed personal + Tesla treasury
- First Public Mention
- 2021
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