Elon Musk Says Dogecoin Is Better Than Bitcoin 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals Why He Supports Dogecoin

In a recent episode of Full Send Podcast, Elon Musk reiterated his support for the original meme-based cryptocurrency.

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The world’s richest man said Dogecoin is better than Bitcoin (BTC) in making payments because “The total transaction capability of Dogecoin is much higher than Bitcoin.”

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“I’m mainly supporting Doge frankly, because I think Doge has the memes and dogs and he seems to have a sense of humor and doesn’t take himself too seriously,” Musk said.

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“Doge was just designed to be like this ridiculous joke currency, but the actual total transactional throughput capability of Doge is much higher than bitcoin,” Musk further noted.

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Elon Musk envisions DOGE as the currency of the internet.

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Elon Musk even enabled Doge payments for Tesla and SpaceX’s merchandise.

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Tesla CEO had earlier hinted at increasing Doge’s use at his companies.

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