Musk on SNL
DOGE falls as Musk calls it "a hustle" on Saturday Night Live.
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Source: Binance DOGE/USDT daily close, 2021-05-08
Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live on May 8, 2021. Fans had pushed DOGE to record prices in the days before, hoping for a boost. During a Weekend Update sketch, Musk played a "financial expert" and joked that Dogecoin was "a hustle".
The price fell during and after the broadcast. It is a classic example of "buy the rumor, sell the news": the hype built before the event, and many traders sold once it arrived. Our chart shows the closes around these dates; compare them with the 2021 peak marker.
The episode remains one of the clearest cases of a single celebrity moment moving a coin. See our explainer on why DOGE pumps.
Source: Binance DOGE/USDT daily closes 2019-07-05 to 2021-06-02; Coinbase Exchange DOGE/USD daily closes 2021-06-03 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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