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Explained: Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets

Explained: Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets

Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk. Cryptocurrency price declines last week were sparked by Musk's reversal on Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment. His subsequent tweets caused further confusion over whether the carmaker had shed its holdings of the coin. Every time the charismatic billionaire has made a statement about crypto, he’s sparked off financial turmoil. How and why? The video based on Business Standard's Devangshu Datta article "Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets" explains in detail. Watch it now. Story link: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/explained-why-cryptocurrency-jumps-and-falls-on-elon-musk-s-tweets-121051801378_1.html

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