Elon Musk and Michael Saylor have emerged as two of the most influential
names in crypto. A new sentiment-driven analysis from The TIE and eToro
USA reveal the extent of their influence.
Elon Musk and Michael Saylor
played a significant role in shaping crypto investor sentiment during
the second quarter, underscoring just how nascent digital asset
investing remains when compared with other, more established markets.
Sentiment-driven analysis from The TIE and eToro USA reveals the extent to which Musk and Saylor impacted Bitcoin (BTC)
values in the second quarter. The results were presented in eToro USA’s
quarterly report, titled “The True Value of Influence.”
Elon Musk
On
average, Musk’s Bitcoin tweets were followed by a 1.6% decline in BTC’s
price over the proceeding 24 hours, the report showed. However, Musk’s
Bitcoin-focused tweets positively affected investor sentiment and
contributed to a 44.4% surge in BTC-related tweet volume.
The
researchers identified three occasions where Musk’s Bitcoin-related
tweets were associated with an even bigger drop in price. On May 16, his
tweet on the centralization of mining was associated with a 7.6% decline in Bitcoin’s price over the next 24 hours.
His May 12 tweet regarding Bitcoin’s fossil fuel usage likely
contributed to BTC falling 9.4% over the same period. Finally, on May
20, Musk’s claim
that global Bitcoin mining exceeds the energy usage of some
medium-sized countries preceded an 11.3% decline in the BTC price over
24 hours.
Musk earned the scorn of the Bitcoin community when he said Tesla
would no longer accept BTC payments due to environmental concerns. The
Tesla CEO appeared to have walked back those comments last week when he
said Bitcoin miners may have already hit his benchmark on renewable energy.
Related: SpaceX owns Bitcoin, Elon Musk and Nic Carter believe BTC is becoming greener
Michael Saylor
The
tweets of MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor also appear to have
influenced Bitcoin’s price, but in the opposite direction. As The TIE
and eToro USA explain:
“[T]he majority of his tweets came
as Bitcoin’s price increased from $11k to $60k. Most present a positive
perspective, ranging from announcements of MicroStrategy’s recent
Bitcoin purchases or overall promoting the asset as a whole.”
On
average, in the 24 hours following Saylor’s Bitcoin-focused tweets, the
price increased by 4.4%, investment sentiment fell by 0.8%, and tweet
volume jumped 4.1%.
The MicroStrategy CEO is convinced that Bitcoin is the “apex” achievement of humanity, describing it as a “cure” for civilization-destroying inflation. Entities under his direct control have amassed more than 111,000 BTC since mid-2020.
In a recent poll, Saylor asked
his 1.3 million Twitter followers how long they think Bitcoin will
last. Of the more than 105,000 people who participated in the poll,
nearly 38% said they believe Bitcoin would last 10,000 years.
Related: Michael Saylor doesn’t think Bitcoin is ‘going to be currency in the US ever’
Rise of YouTube influencers
The
report also highlighted the growing impact of YouTubers on the
cryptocurrency market. "Just as influencers are well known to stimulate
engagement in the consumer product and fashion industries, popular
social media personalities do the same with crypto assets and protocols
for both users, traders and investors," the researchers said.
In
particular, the report singled out Bitboy Crypto, a channel with over
1.1 million followers, as having one of the most engaged audiences in
the industry. Channels like Coin Bureau, Altcoin Daily and Sheldon Evans
were also cited for their substantial growth during the bull market
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