An Elon Musk cryptocurrency interview has been uploaded on the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government after hackers have successfully taken over it.
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Elon Musk speaks near a Falcon 9 rocket during his announcement that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle, at the SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory on September 17, 2018 in Hawthorne, California.
The hackers have also revamped the South Korean YouTube account, rebranding it with a sketchy name, SpaceX Invest.
Elon Musk's Crypto Interview Makes it to South Korean Government's Hacked YouTube
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of tech giants like Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, which coincidentally also makes him the wealthiest man in the world, is one of the most influential figures in the world of crypto.
He is fond of talking about these digital assets, including the most valuable of them all -- Bitcoin. Most of the time, he does this while he is on Twitter. In some instances, he speaks about crypto in various interviews. But it does not necessarily mean he stays away from hyped meme coins like Doge.
And recently, before June ends, the SpaceX CEO spoke about cryptos during his one-on-one interview with the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg New, John John Micklethwait.
According to a recent report by Business Insider, it was during the Qatar Economic Forum two months ago.
But this time, a clip from the interview during the forum strangely made it to the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government.
It turns out that the channel has been taken over by hackers. Thus, a video of Musk has been uploaded.
The interview shows Musk virtually attending the Qatar Economic Forum as a guest of honor, wherein he got asked about all sorts of crypto-related stuff.
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Elon Musk, founder and chief engineer of SpaceX speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. Musk answered a range of questions relating to SpaceX projects during his appearance at the conference.
Business Insider notes in its report that Musk was sharing how his two tech giants, SpaceX and Tesla, have decided to purchase Bitcoin as part of their cash assets.
The tech entrepreneur also shared that his all-electric automaker, Tesla, also went on to welcome another crypto, Dogecoin, as payment.
In the same interview during the Qatar Economic Forum, Musk also claims that he has helped boost Dogecoin by roughly 10% by merely tweeting about the meme coin on his official Twitter account, which draws millions of followers.
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South Korean Government YouTube Hack
As per the latest news by Coin Telegraph, the official YouTube account of the government of South Korea was taken over by hackers for a few hours last Saturday, September 3.
The hackers have posted crypto-related clips, including an interview of Musk, after renaming the channel. However, the account has been restored after four hours since the hacking incident.
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