Elon Musk has caused the price of CumRocket to shoot up by nearly 400 per cent in just 10 minutes after he tweeted a series of emojis that appeared to reference the adult-themed cryptocurrency.
The alternative crypto, which describes itself as “the leading 18+ NFT platform for adult creators”, rose from $0.06 to $0.28 on Saturday following the tech billionaire’s apparent endorsement.
The use of the splash and rocket emoji is commonly used by CumRocket’s fans online, while the inclusion of a moon emoji signified that its price was heading “to the moon”.
Mr Musk’s latest post on Twitter follows a similarly cryptic message on Friday, in which he simply wrote: “Canada USA Mexico.”
The acronym produced by these three countries, combined with a flurry of other crypto-related tweets, meant that it was widely interpreted as an endorsement of semen-themed cryptocurrencies.
The SpaceX CEO also changed his Twitter profile photo to an anime image featuring the bitcoin logo, with the character sporting “laser eyes” – a symbol used by cryptocurrency enthusiasts that signifies their hope that bitcoin will hit $100,000.
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