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After the Twitter logo was changed from the original blue bird to a cartoon image of the famous Shiba Inu Doge, the cryptocurrency dogecoin rose significantly in value and is now up 27% more than 12 hours later. However, a number of bitcoin proponents expressed distaste for the logo change, and a few insisted that Elon Musk was promoting \u201cunregistered securities\u201d by making the change. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Doge Logo Change Has Upset a Handful of Bitcoiners, While Others Oppose the Discontent<\/h2>\n

On April 3, 2023, the Twitter logo was changed<\/a> to a cartoon image of the popular meme of the Shiba Inu Doge, and the reason for the change is unclear. While the image is simply a cartoon picture of Doge, it has been directly associated with the cryptocurrency meme asset dogecoin (DOGE). Some even speculated<\/a> that Twitter\u2019s owner, Elon Musk, swapped the logo for the Doge meme to troll against a recent multibillion-dollar lawsuit<\/a> against him that claims his tweets artificially inflate the price of DOGE.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, mainstream media publications like Mashable attempted to downplay<\/a> the Twitter logo change by calling it \u201ccorporate cringe\u201d and insisting that the internet \u201creacted by laughing at (not with) Elon Musk.\u201d Additionally, a number of bitcoin advocates tweeted their opposition to the logo change and criticized Musk for not highlighting the leading cryptocurrency BTC<\/a>. One individual wrote<\/a>, \u201cPumping centralized unregistered securities again, [Elon Musk]?\u201d Another person opined<\/a> that \u201cDogecoin needs Elon Musk to win. Bitcoin needs nobody. That\u2019s why we will win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Elon’s dumb little Doge stunt is absolutely worth it for all the seething it’s caused among salty Bitcoin maximalists.<\/p>\n

“uNrEgIsTeReD sEcUrItY” ok BitKaren \ud83d\ude0f<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joel Valenzuela (@TheDesertLynx) April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After the logo was changed, Twitter was filled with posts from bitcoin supporters who were dissatisfied with the Doge logo replacement. \u201cDogecoin is not \u2018money for the people\u2019 as advertised by Elon Musk. Bitcoin is,\u201d tweeted<\/a> Mark Harvey. \u201cThis is due to block size. In a hypothetical world where both blockchains are fully adopted (all blocks completely full of transactions), dogecoin would be significantly more centralized than bitcoin,\u201d Harvey claimed. Bitcoin author and educator Anita Posch emphasized that the logo change was \u201ctoo much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really getting too much,\u201d Posch said<\/a>. \u201cWhat a blunt advertisement for Dogecoin. I really loved Twitter, but since Elon is around everything is getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not everyone agreed with the bitcoin supporters who tweeted their opposition to the logo change. In response to the allegation of pumping \u201cunregistered securities,\u201d one person replied<\/a>, \u201cThis new breed of Bitcoiner that\u2019s totally anti-free market and pro-government regulation is confusing to me.\u201d \u201c[Elon Musk is] clearly trolling. Why are we getting so outraged?\u201d another individual asked<\/a>. While Posch claimed<\/a> that \u201cmany people will lose money\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s totally irresponsible,\u201d others challenged the author\u2019s argument.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people lose money because somebody exchanges a bird logo with a dog logo, then they totally deserve to lose it. Nothing about this is irresponsible,\u201d one person tweeted<\/a> to Posch.<\/p>\n

Still, many Bitcoin advocates felt compelled to criticize Twitter\u2019s new owner for changing the logo. \u201cSo Elon Musk, how does changing the Twitter logo to a DOGE dog help you towards your stated goal of \u2018doing useful things for civilization?\u2019 You\u2019re contributing to distraction from the most important invention in human history since the Internet \u2013 Bitcoin,\u201d wrote<\/a> Brett Morrison, CEO of truevote.org.<\/p>\n

And, of course, several people dismissed<\/a> these opinions as close-minded maximalism. \u201cI would say the same about maxis who are putting people off Bitcoin in the thousands with their Hubris. Doge may well end up historically more important than bitcoin,\u201d replied<\/a> one person to Morrison\u2019s complaint.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the Twitter logo change to the Doge meme and the ensuing reactions from Bitcoin supporters? Do you believe it was just a harmless logo change or do you agree with those who claim that it promotes DOGE? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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