Elon Musk watches as United States President Donald Trump attends the launch of SpaceX at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 27, 2020.
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A tweet sent by Elon Musk’s account on Wednesday requested Bitcoin and promised to “double all payments” sent to an address.
It was the start of a wave of acquisitions of high-profile Twitter accounts, including Apple, Uber, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and various crypto-related companies. The tweet was removed minutes after it was sent, before a second tweet asking for bitcoin from the same account was posted and removed again.
The bitcoin-related tweet was Apple’s first tweet, although the account had placed ads in the past.
Apple’s Twitter account was hacked.
Jeff Bezos’s Twitter account was hacked.
Jeff Bezos’s Twitter account was hacked.
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the Gemini cryptocurrency market, offered an explanation in a tweet: “ALL MAIN TWITTER CRYPTO ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.”
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Twitter said it was investigating the problem.
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