Elon Musk animates Bitcoin waifu after viral fan art request
Crypto Briefing
Elon Musk animated a fan-requested, Bitcoin-themed anime illustration, causing a surge in a related meme coin.Summary
Elon Musk generated excitement in the crypto community by animating a static piece of fan art depicting an anime girl in a Bitcoin-themed outfit, fulfilling a request made by an X user. The resulting short video, created by Grok, quickly went viral. This event was leveraged by the original requester to promote their meme coin, ANIME, which saw its market capitalization briefly spike to $3.4 million before settling around $2.2 million. Furthermore, one early investor in the ANIME token realized a significant profit, selling their holdings for $19,500 in SOL after having initially invested only 1.1 SOL approximately a year prior, representing a 211-fold gain.
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