Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that even though Dogecoin was created as a silly joke, it is much better suited for transactions than Bitcoin . In a recent interview with TIME magazine, after being named TIME’s Person of the year, he said, “Fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.”
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The cryptocurrency that started as a joke can be used for Tesla merchandise. Originally started as joke poking fun at the crypto market, Dogecoin surged some 10% on Friday. Dogecoin rallied Friday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted the carmaker would now accept the cryptocurrency as payment for merchandise .
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