{"id":21665,"date":"2023-06-18T01:48:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T01:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musk-denies-accusations-of-owning-major-dogecoin-wallets\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T01:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T01:48:58","slug":"elon-musk-denies-accusations-of-owning-major-dogecoin-wallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/elon-musk-denies-accusations-of-owning-major-dogecoin-wallets\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Denies Accusations of Owning Major Dogecoin Wallets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has firmly denied allegations that he owns significant Dogecoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/dogecoin-alternative-coin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a>) wallets in a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating pump-and-dump schemes with the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, potentially damaging retail investors. Alex Spiro, Musk\u2019s legal representative, has issued a written denial, stating the accusations linking Musk to specific Dogecoin wallets are \u201cbaseless,\u201d firmly asserting that the plaintiffs are mistaken in their assertions.<\/p>\n<p>In early June 2023, Musk found himself entangled in new accusations of insider trading related to Dogecoin. The plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys argue that Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/elon-musks-twitter-logo-change-sends-dogecoin-soaring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change of the Twitter logo to Dogecoin<\/a> was part of an alleged scheme. 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He stated, \u201cYour allegations that certain wallets \u2018belong\u2019 to the defendants are baseless. You are mistaken. Your claim relies solely on the fact that these wallets offloaded Dogecoin at a time when, according to your third amended complaint, the prices were climbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In April, Musk\u2019s legal team attempted to dismiss the case, arguing that tweeting about a legitimate currency did not constitute misconduct. The plaintiffs, who brought the case forward in June 2022, insist that Musk is part of a \u201ccrypto pyramid scheme\u201d involving DOGE. The original complaint suggests that the \u201cplaintiffs and the class lost approximately $86 billion in this crypto pyramid scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon reviewing the letter from Musk\u2019s attorney, the New York Post solicited a response from the plaintiff\u2019s attorney, Spencer, who stated, \u201cThis case will be battled in court, not in the media. 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Alex Spiro, Musk\u2019s legal representative, has issued a written denial, stating the accusations linking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}