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Slate Money

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What Did We Know About Where He Found the Money, Not Under Couch Cushion From a Pack?

Some of the money came from friends and family. My favorite theory was that he paid for a huge chunk of Twitter with Dogecoin, which at one point had like over $20 billion in it. It's not clear how much, you know, back when the deal was on, he disclosed $7 billion of commitments from venture capitalists and Saudis and his buddies.

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