{"id":4547,"date":"2021-06-25T12:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T11:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2021-06-25T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T11:28:36","slug":"elon-musk-and-bitcoin-maximilsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/elon-musk-and-bitcoin-maximilsts\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk and Bitcoin Maximilsts still disagree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The feud and differences between Bitcoin Maximalist and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tesla-to-start-accepting-bitcoin-payments.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3977\">Tesla<\/a>&#8216;s CEO Elon Musk does not seem to be ending anytime soon.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-25.png\" alt=\"Elon Musk and Bitcoin Maximilsts still disagree\" class=\"wp-image-4548\" width=\"886\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-25.png 1015w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-25-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-25-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company CEO Elon Musk have taken another witty jab at BTC Maxis by wondering how many people are required to change a light bulb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Names like Michael Saylor, Dan Held, Raoul Pal, and others contributed to the avalanche of comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk has been often participating with the community since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Elon+Musk+and+Bitcoin+Maximilsts+still+disagree&source=lmns&bih=568&biw=1366&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&hl=en-GB&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0psCf1LLxAhVE0YUKHfFvBO0Q_AUoAHoECAEQAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beginning<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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he said, referring to how the Bitcoin network operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter McCormack, the podcaster who recently interviewed El Salvador's President about the country's BTC adoption, took a shot at Musk, while Raoul Pal discussed his thoughts on the BTC mega tribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Held, Kraken's Head of Growth, interestingly answered with a reference to Elon Musk's favorite meme coin, Dogecoin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The feud and differences between Bitcoin Maximalist and Tesla&#8216;s CEO Elon Musk does not seem to be ending anytime soon. Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company CEO Elon Musk have taken another witty jab at BTC Maxis by wondering how many people are required to change a light bulb. 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