Why Twitter's dogecoin icon disappeared

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Why Twitter's dogecoin icon disappeared

Why did Elon Musk change Twitter's logo to Dogecoin? The'memecoin' cryptocurrency dogecoin gained in value after the icon appeared prominently on Twitter's website, A sticker advertising dogecoin at a cryptocurrency ATM in Hong Kong in June 2022.

On Monday, Twitter's blue bird icon disappeared from the top of its website, replaced by the head of an enigmatic-looking shiba inu dog. It depicts 'doge' - a meme that has come to represent a cryptocurrency, with which Elon Musk, the billionaire who bought Twitter for $44 billion in October, has had a long and complicated history.

Musk has announced ambitious plans to remake Twitter since his takeover. Monday's doge news comes while the company navigates backlash over its latest significant change: reserving blue check marks for paying customers.

As dogegreeted Musk's social media site on Monday afternoon, the cost of dogecoin rose more than 15 percent.

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