McDonald’s responded to Elon Musk’s request to accept Dogecoin
The fast-food giant’s tweet sparked the emergence of a new token.
26.01.2022 - 11:35
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What’s new? Elon Musk posted on Twitter that he will “eat a happy meal on tv if McDonald's accepts Dogecoin.” The fast-food chain replied that it will only introduce support for DOGE after Tesla accepts “Grimacecoin.”
only if @tesla accepts grimacecoin https://t.co/CQrmAFelHR pic.twitter.com/to9HmYJhej— McDonald's (@McDonalds) January 25, 2022
What followed McDonald's response? The name of the coined cryptocurrency was inspired by Grimace, a purple anthropomorphic creature that appeared in Mcdonald's advertisements.
Just minutes after the tweet, one of the Binance Smart Chain users created a “Grimacecoin” token. The coin pumped over 261 000% within hours before losing almost all of its profits.
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