It seems that Twitter's homepage icon has been changed to the Doge meme, which is the logo of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency. The change was made by Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter last fall in a $44 billion deal and is a well-known supporter of Dogecoin. Musk has promoted the cryptocurrency on Twitter and during his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" last year. After the change to Twitter's web logo, the value of Dogecoin rose more than 20%. Musk is currently facing a $258 million racketeering lawsuit that alleges he ran a pyramid scheme to promote Dogecoin, but his lawyers have argued that his tweets were jokes and that there is nothing unlawful about tweeting words of support for a legitimate cryptocurrency.On Monday, without warning, the iconic Twitter bird logo above the home button on the social network’s web version changed to the “doge” of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. (Twitter’s mobile apps weren’t changed.) The doge image (of a Shiba Inu) is part of the logo of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency, which was created as a joke in 2013 — to mock other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.Musk, who bought Twitter last fall in a $44 billion deal, is a well-known superfan of the Doge meme and he has promoted Dogecoin both on Twitter and during his appearance last year hosting “Saturday Night Live.” After the change to Twitter’s web logo Monday, the value of Dogecoin rose more than 20%.
