Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, recently made a startling claim regarding HEX. Musk had reacted to a Twitter user who suggested that artificial intelligence (AI) attracted persons with eight fingers on each hand because it imagines them executing hexadecimal calculations similar to its own.
The Tesla CEO responded, keeping up with his usual jokey demeanor and fondness of memes, “I’ve got a passion for Hex.”
As was to be expected, the cryptocurrency community took notice of Musk’s tweet. Some speculated that HEX, an ERC20 token invented by Richard Coronary heart and distributed on the Ethereum community, was not specifically mentioned.
Musk’s tweet acquired amusing feedback, as seen within the memetic responses. Some puzzled what might need prompted Musk’s assertion about his fondness for HEX. In the meantime, within the remarks, some praised Musk for not directly mentioning HEX.
Eric Wall, a well-known opponent of HEX and its founder Richard Coronary heart, who has been at odds with the HEX group since 2019, commented on Elon Musk’s tweet.
HEX, in the meantime, benefited from the eye, growing 12.42% over yesterday to $0.01.
Cardano’s founder reacts.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson posted an amusing response on Twitter.
“Why Elon?” Hoskinson hinted at disappointment whereas posting a humorous GIF picture of a person screaming, “You have been the chosen one.”
Hoskinson expressed his amusement like the remainder of the crypto group, questioning why the Tesla CEO talked about “Hex” as an alternative of different cryptocurrencies.
The response from the Cardano founder might need been prompted by the hostilities between him and HEX creator Richard Coronary heart.
Hoskinson stated in December of last year that speaking with the HEX creator might not be worthwhile. He asserts that the HEX developer has publicly disparaged him and Cardano on numerous occasions.