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Elon Musk backs his crypto holdings: ‘I won’t sell my bitcoin, ether or doge’

Dogecoin, bitcoin and ether briefly spiked after Musk tweeted his investing tips

Dogecoin, bitcoin and ether briefly spiked on 14 March after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he still owns the cryptocurrencies and won’t sell.

Dogecoin rose 3.93% to $0.11, according to CoinDesk, before falling 1.20% in early morning trading. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency,  rose 3.36% initially and is up 0.15%. ether, the token underpinning the Ethereum blockchain network, was up 0.33%.

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