Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer after the author of the same coin called him a “scammer. “Dogecoin was created in 2013 through software engineers Billy Markus and Palmer as a “fun” option for Bitcoin. a satire on the many fraudulent cryptocurrencies that emerged at the time and takes its name and logo from a Shiba Inu meme that went viral several years ago.
Palmer, in an interview with Australian news site Crikey, talked about Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, which was suspended after the billionaire made several statements about the bot factor. Palmer also noticed that Musk contacted him to ask for the code.
The Dogecoin co-founder called Musk a “scammer” and said he “is promoting a vision in the hope that one day he can deliver what he promises, but he doesn’t know it. He just pretends to know. This is very evident with Tesla’s promise of fully autonomous driving.
This didn’t go down well for Musk. Il immediately posted on Twitter: “You falsely claimed that your pitiful Python snippet gets rid of bots. Okay, buddy, then share it with the world. . . “My kids write code better when they were 12 than the absurd script Jackson sent me.
In response to Musk’s comment, Palmer said, “It’s super complex, but this undeniable script definitely worked to detect and report the less complicated phishing accounts around 2018. Since then, their tactics have evolved. I shared it with many other people and it worked for them.
Meanwhile, Musk is a big fan of Doge. His tweets have added to the virtual token mania. He once replaced his Twitter bio with “Former CEO of Dogecoin”. Other celebrities, besides rapper Snoop Dogg and rock musician Gene Simmons, have also promoted it on social media.
In early February, Ross Nicoll, lead developer of the Dogecoin Foundation, announced that he would withdraw from cryptocurrency allocation and remain an advisor, leading to “overwhelming” tension and a potential clash of interests.