<p>Elon Musk early on Tuesday asked his followers in a poll on Twitter whether Tesla Inc should accept payment in dogecoin.</p>.<p>Musk's latest tweet comes just days after he said that his commercial rocket company, SpaceX, will accept the meme-inspired cryptocurrency as payment.</p>.<p>"Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?" Musk asked his about 53.8 million followers on Twitter.</p>.<p>Musk's tweets this year have turned the once-obscure digital currency, which began as a social media joke, into a speculator's dream.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/dogecoin-tumbles-after-elon-musk-calls-it-a-hustle-on-snl-show-984132.html" target="_blank">Dogecoin tumbles after Elon Musk calls it a 'hustle' on 'SNL' show</a></strong></p>.<p>But the cryptocurrency lost more than a third of its price on Sunday after he called it a "hustle" during his guest-host spot on the "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketch TV show.</p>
<p>Elon Musk early on Tuesday asked his followers in a poll on Twitter whether Tesla Inc should accept payment in dogecoin.</p>.<p>Musk's latest tweet comes just days after he said that his commercial rocket company, SpaceX, will accept the meme-inspired cryptocurrency as payment.</p>.<p>"Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?" Musk asked his about 53.8 million followers on Twitter.</p>.<p>Musk's tweets this year have turned the once-obscure digital currency, which began as a social media joke, into a speculator's dream.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/dogecoin-tumbles-after-elon-musk-calls-it-a-hustle-on-snl-show-984132.html" target="_blank">Dogecoin tumbles after Elon Musk calls it a 'hustle' on 'SNL' show</a></strong></p>.<p>But the cryptocurrency lost more than a third of its price on Sunday after he called it a "hustle" during his guest-host spot on the "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketch TV show.</p>