Baby Doge Coin surges over 75% following Elon Musk’s cryptic tweet

Baby Doge Coin surged over 75% after Elon Musk posted a black-and-white Godfather-inspired tweet. While Bitcoin ( BTC ) has shown volatility recently following its push to a new all-time high of $103,900, Baby Doge Coin ( BABYDOGE ) has outpaced the market conditions. The price of BABYDOGE has pumped from a 24-hour low of $0.0000000002443 to as high as $0.0000000004448 following Musk’s tweet. Source: CoinGecko You might also like: MicroStrategy hits $40b in Bitcoin, critics question Saylor’s strategy Musk has shown his influence in the crypto market before. Recall how his previous tweets about Dogecoin ( DOGE ) triggered a price pump and, eventually, a lawsuit . The Tesla founder tweeted a photo of himself and his son along with the words “Dogefather” and “Dogeson” stylized like the logo of the 1972 film “The Godfather.” As a reply to the tweet, he mentioned “Doge & Minidoge”. Doge & Minidoge — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 7, 2024 Following the tweet, the price of DOGE jumped over 4%, and BABYDOGE rose by over 75%. The official X account of BABYDOGE also replied to the tweet, “You mean babydoge?” On Dec 5, the Baby Doge team tweeted that “in the crypto world, the only thing more unpredictable than BabyDoge’s next move is what Elon Musk will post next.” On the development side, the meme coin team has been working on launching their meme token launch platform called puppy.fun. What's coming is coming 👀 Soon… https://t.co/TMj9duoBGA pic.twitter.com/K7d6M8iHIg — puppy.fun by BabyDoge (@puppydotfun) December 6, 2024 BABYDOGE also recently renounced their token contract on Solana ( SOL ). The meme coin, which was initially launched on the BNB Chain, has now also expanded to the Solana network. In late November, Binance had also announced a new spot listing for BABYDOGE. The recent surge of BABYDOGE amidst the volatile market conditions could primarily be attributed to Musk’s tweet alongside the overall developments by their team. Read more: NFT sales surge 34% to $196.2m, Ethereum network showcases 97% spike in sales