"Do You Want Tesla To Accept Doge?" Elon Musk Asks Twitter Users

The question, in the form of a Twitter poll, comes days after he called dogecoin a "hustle", which sent the meme-inspired cryptocurrency's price reeling after a 700% rally in a month.

Billionaire Elon Musk and cryptocurrency aficionado on Tuesday asked his 54 million followers on Twitter "Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?", referring to a digital currency worth roughly 48 cents with no real world use. Do you want Tesla to accept Doge? The question, in the form of a Twitter poll, comes days after he called dogecoin a "hustle", which sent the meme-inspired cryptocurrency's price reeling after a 700% rally in a month. A proponent of digital currencies, the Tesla chief executive made the comment as guest-host spot on the "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketch TV show this past weekend. Musk, one of the richest people in the world and owner of several futuristic companies including SpaceX and Neuralink, has used his candid Twitter feed to convey his opinion on cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, most times impacting their price.