Shares Price & Memecoins Soars after Elon Musk Appointed as Twitter's Board of Directors
Twitter shares inked an awe-inspiring performance on Monday after regulatory findings show that Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc, and SpaceX have bought up a total of 73.5 million shares of the social media giants stock. As reported by Reuters, the acquisition grants Musk an ownership stake worth 9.2% and places him as the largest shareholder of the bird app. After gaining over 30.16% on Monday, trading at $51.16, Twitter shares price continued to surge 2.02% on Tuesday, a price point that puts Musks total investment north of $3.7 billion. The investment in Twitter comes on the heels of backlash that the iconic engineer and entrepreneur has pronounced on Twitter for stiffening free speech. Per his rant, which made the rounds on Twitter a few days back, Elon Musk notably asked his over 80 million followers on Twitter whether they believed the company adheres to the principles of free speech or not. As many as 70% said No, and feedback from this poll might have influenced Musks decision to go all out on the microblogging site. “It does send a message to Twitter ... having a meaningful stake in the company will keep them on their toes because that passive