Senator Elizabeth Warren Demands SEC Probe Into Elon Musk’s Tesla – Does Crypto’s Fate Hanging in Balance

• Senator Warren has sent SEC Chair Gensler a letter calling for an investigation into Elon Musk’s Tesla over its Twitter ties.
• The lawmaker alleges misappropriation of assets and conflict of interest after Musk purchased Twitter and appointed himself as its CEO. 

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has written a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on an investigation into Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk who earlier this year purchased Twitter. Addressing the SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the lawmaker has alleged that Tesla and Musk have misappropriated corporate assets, negatively impacted Tesla shareholders, and raised concerns over conflict of interest.

The letter further alleges that Tesla shareholders are concerned about the corporate governance of Tesla and Twitter. Furthermore, the dual role that Elon Musk plays for Tesla and Twitter is of major concern. Despite recently appointing Linda Yaccarinoas as the new CEO, Warren expects Musk to retain “significant control” over the social media platform.

Elon Musk’s influence on Twitter surpasses that of the owner but also a user. This is unsurprising for the crypto community who have experienced market volatility based on comments and posts made by the world’s wealthiest person on the social media platform. This is especially true for Doegecoin (DOGE) which is Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency.

Elon Musk Influence and Effect on Crypto

Following this letter calling on the SEC to investigate Tesla and Elon Musk, there could be forthcoming changes. Musk’s influence on the social platform could be limited. Although Musk’s comments on crypto might have both positive and negative effects, in terms of adoption, many view his involvement as largely positive and a major drive for crypto adoption.

One notable event came a few months ago when the DOGE fan switched Twitter’s iconic bird logo to the Dogecoin logo. This drove interest in the project and led to a price surge in the crypto. If Musk’s involvement in Twitter is limited, this could lead to a slowing in Dogecoin’s influence and adoption.

Interestingly, Tesla is involved with cryptocurrencies in that it holds Bitcoin (BTC) in its reserves. In 2021, the electric car manufacturer held Bitcoin worth $1.5 billion. The company has since sold more than 75 percent of this with Musk blaming environmental impact. However, he has noted that the company would consider buying this back if the creation of the digital asset was more environmentally friendly.