03 May Arthur Hayes Teases $420,000 Bitcoin As Elon Musk Asks Crypto Traders for Anime BTC
The CEO of the crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is highlighting Bitcoin’s decentralization, teasing a massive Bitcoin (BTC) price and taking a shot at Elon Musk – all in a single tweet.
On Friday, Arthur Hayes “announced” that he has secured enough funding to take Bitcoin off the public market once it hits the $420,000 mark.
Funding secured, I’m taking #bitcoin private at $420,000. Many thanks to the Vision Fund for their support. https://t.co/NAntTqE6hB
— Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) May 2, 2020
The statement is a twist on Elon Musk’s infamous tweet about his plans to take Tesla private when it hits $420 a share. That tweet landed Musk in hot water with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused him of misleading investors. Musk eventually settled with the SEC and paid a $40-million fine without admitting any wrongdoing.
The new viral tweet from Hayes, on the other hand, is placing a spotlight on the lack of control…