On Monday, April 4, 2022, SEC filing disclosed that The Billionaire, social media influencer, and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in Twitter. Considering the price of Twitter’s stock on April 1, the estimated value of the Stake acquired by Elon Musk is worth $2.9billion.SEC filing disclosed that the Billionaire Elon musk acquired Twitter shares on March 14.
On March 25, 2022, Elon musk raised a vote on Twitter criticizing Twitter for less freedom of speech, following that tweet, On March 26, 2022, a certain man named Pranay Pathole asked Elon musk if he is considering building a social media platform with freedom of speech, an open-source algorithm, and where propaganda is minimal, he replied that he is considering it.
Elon musk’s earlier tweets didn’t suggest a stake acquisition as it seemed like a criticism but then this acquisition didn’t come as a surprise because of the controversial nature of the Billionaire. Elon musk is known for his controversial tweets and he is unpredictable.
Elon musk has a high Twitter presence and so the method of tweeting is understood by Twitter users.
No doubt, Elon musk’s acquisition of Twitter space will boost Twitter shares too as Elon musk is an unmatched influencer who has also played a role in price changes in the cryptocurrency space through his tweet.
It should be noted that Elon musk has not publicly announced his Twitter stake acquisition, but we know through the disclosure of the US security and exchange commission SEC
