{"id":7852,"date":"2025-10-21T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/all-it-took-was-a-tweet-floki-jumps-27-after-musk-mentions-it\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:13:08","slug":"all-it-took-was-a-tweet-floki-jumps-27-after-musk-mentions-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/all-it-took-was-a-tweet-floki-jumps-27-after-musk-mentions-it\/","title":{"rendered":"All It Took Was A Tweet: FLOKI Jumps 27% After Musk Mentions It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk\u2019s casual post about his dog sent shockwaves through meme-coin markets on Monday, with FLOKI jumping roughly 27% in minutes.<\/p>\n

According to reports, Musk posted \u201cFl\u014dki is back on the job as X CEO!<\/a>\u201d alongside an AI-made clip showing his Shiba Inu in a suit.<\/p>\n

The token\u2019s price<\/a> moved from about $0.0000657 to roughly $0.0000847, and some sources recorded intraday highs near $0.00009 after traders piled in.<\/p>\n

Musk Post Sparks Rally<\/h2>\n

Based on market coverage, the move was quick and driven by social media momentum<\/a>. Traders who watch meme tokens said the tweet and the short video triggered a buying wave that pushed prices up by about 20\u201329% depending on the exchange.<\/p>\n

Volume surged at the same time. The overall memecoin market cap rose nearly 6% to close to $64 billion as speculative bets picked up.<\/p>\n

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Fl\u014dki is back on the job as \ud835\udd4f CEO! pic.twitter.com\/Zu29Dos24r<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Market Activity And Metrics<\/h2>\n

Activity was heavy across spot and derivatives markets. Reports show derivatives volume spiked roughly 660% to $280 million while open interest climbed about 165% to $37 million.<\/p>\n

That kind of move suggests many traders were not only buying the token but also opening leveraged positions. Some exchanges flagged fast order flow and a quick rise in short-term trading volumes.<\/p>\n

Community Buzz And Immediate Reaction<\/p>\n

The Floki project has built a large online community that watches every mention of the name closely. Messages and posts amplified Musk\u2019s share, and that amplification helped fuel the rapid price rise.<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t a universal buy signal; certain wallets moved to take profits during the rally. Based on on-chain snapshots, a number of large holders sold small slices as the price spiked.<\/p>\n

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\nDerivatives Surge Raises Questions<\/p>\n

Analysts and market watchers warned that heavy derivatives activity can push prices both ways. When leverage flows into a small market, moves can be magnified.<\/p>\n

A rapid inflow of speculative money can lift prices fast, and it can also trigger sharp drops when traders unwind positions.<\/p>\n

Several analysts suggested that gains tied to a single social post are fragile without steady buying behind them.<\/p>\n

Exchange Listings And Liquidity Notes<\/p>\n

Liquidity varied between venues. Some smaller platforms showed deeper price swings because their order books are thin. Larger exchanges saw volume rises but less dramatic price gaps.<\/p>\n

Based on figures, traders on decentralized platforms captured most of the early moves, while centralized venues absorbed the later orders.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk\u2019s casual post about his dog sent shockwaves through meme-coin markets on Monday, with FLOKI jumping roughly 27% in minutes. According to reports, Musk posted \u201cFl\u014dki is back on the job as X CEO!\u201d alongside an AI-made clip showing his Shiba Inu in a suit. The token\u2019s price moved from about $0.0000657 to roughly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3767],"tags":[34,36,440,399,199,116,3773,39],"class_list":["post-7852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-now-trending","tag-altcoins","tag-crypto","tag-elon-musk","tag-floki","tag-meme-coin","tag-memecoins","tag-now-trending","tag-shiba-inu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}