{"id":456172,"date":"2022-06-01T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-hits-back-after-dogecoin-co-creator-calls-him-a-grifter\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:32:49","slug":"elon-musk-hits-back-after-dogecoin-co-creator-calls-him-a-grifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-hits-back-after-dogecoin-co-creator-calls-him-a-grifter\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk hits back after Dogecoin co-creator calls him a &#8216;grifter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be3f43e158\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be3f43e158\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-hits-back-after-dogecoin-co-creator-calls-him-a-grifter\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_hits_back_after_Dogecoin_co-creator_calls_him_a_%E2%80%98grifter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk hits back after Dogecoin co-creator calls him a &#8216;grifter&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Elon Musk hits back after Dogecoin co-creator calls him a &#8216;grifter'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk hit back after the co-creator of Dogecoin slammed Tesla\u2019s billionaire boss as a \u201cgrifter\u201d who \u201cdidn\u2019t understand coding as well as he made out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Palmer, who co-created the canine-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d cryptocurrency that Musk has frequently promoted, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crikey.com.au\/2022\/05\/30\/dogecoin-jackson-palmer-elon-musk-crypto-bubble-pauline-hanson\/\">told Australian news site Crikey<\/a> that Musk is \u201cjust really good at pretending he knows.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a grifter, he sells a vision in hopes that he can one day deliver what he\u2019s promising, but he doesn\u2019t know that,\u201d Palmer said. <\/p>\n<p>Musk hit back at Palmer, calling him a \u201ctool\u201d and tweeting on Tuesday: \u201cMy kids write better code when they were 12 than the nonsense script Jackson sent me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palmer had said that in 2018 he gave Musk the coding script to a bot that he wrote to help <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> detect if there was a cryptocurrency scam in users\u2019 mentions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon reached out to me to get hold of that script and it became apparent very quickly that he didn\u2019t understand coding as well as he made out,\u201d Palmer told Crikey. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked, \u2018How do I run this Python script?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palmer added: \u201cAfter I gave him the script, I wasn\u2019t a fan of him.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Jackson-Palmer-94.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jackson Palmer, the co-creator of Dogecoin, said Musk couldn't read script of coding that he sent him in 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-22486970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Jackson-Palmer-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Jackson-Palmer-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Jackson-Palmer-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jackson Palmer, the co-creator of Dogecoin, said Musk couldn\u2019t read script of coding that he sent him in 2018.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, however, Musk shot back, \u201cIf it\u2019s so great, he should share it with the world and make everyone\u2019s experience with Twitter better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk also questioned the extent of Palmer\u2019s involvement with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalmer always forgets to mention that he never wrote a single line of Dogecoin code,\u201d Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My kids wrote better code when they were 12 than the nonsense script Jackson sent me. <\/p>\n<p>Like I said, if it\u2019s so great, he should share it with the world and make everyone\u2019s experience with Twitter better. If he does, you will see what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Palmer is a tool.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1531632887866576904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dogecoin-75-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jackson Palmer created Dogecoin in 2013.\" class=\"wp-image-22487693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dogecoin-75-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dogecoin-75-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dogecoin-75-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jackson Palmer co-created Dogecoin in 2013.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Palmer asked Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus to respond to Musk\u2019s accusations, prompting Markus to tweet: \u201cThe people after us did exponentially more than either jackson or i did on the code base.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think i wrote like 20 lines of code and copied the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk replied to Markus: \u201cYou\u2019re humble bro. Billy\u2019s sense of humor &amp; irreverence is a big part of why people love Dogecoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I never said it was super complex, but this simple script definitely worked in catching and reporting the less sophisticated phishing accounts circa 2018\u2026 They&#8217;ve since evolved their tactics.<\/p>\n<p>I shared it with a lot of people, and it worked for them. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iKPFsYHXEG\">https:\/\/t.co\/iKPFsYHXEG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Palmer (@ummjackson) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ummjackson\/status\/1531651884288647170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On his Twitter feed, Palmer posted a link to the code that he uploaded to GitHub. <\/p>\n<p>He apparently conceded Musk\u2019s point that the script was quite simple for the time it was introduced, though today it wouldn\u2019t be effective since scammers have become more sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never said it was super complex, but this simple script definitely worked in catching and reporting the less sophisticated phishing accounts circa 2018,\u201d Palmer said on Twitter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve since evolved their tactics. I shared it with a lot of people, and it worked for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re humble bro. <\/p>\n<p>Billy\u2019s sense of humor &amp; irreverence is a big part of why people love Dogecoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1531699416490557440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Last week, Musk sent the value of Dogecoin surging when he tweeted that his space exploration firm SpaceX would be accepting the digital currency as payment for merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>His other firm,\u00a0Tesla, has already accepted dogecoin\u00a0in its online store since January.<\/p>\n<p>Dogecoin was trading 0.71% higher on Wednesday afternoon even as other well-known cryptocurrencies plummeted. 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