In a bizarre turn of events that feels straight out of a crypto-themed soap opera, tech mogul Elon Musk has announced that Dogecoin (DOGE) will “recover” $19 million from actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg, citing comments made on The View as the catalyst.
The statement came during a spontaneous livestream hosted from SpaceX HQ late Tuesday night. Musk, wearing a “DogeFather Returns” hoodie, cryptically stated, “Let’s see what she can do without that money,” in response to Goldberg’s recent segment where she criticized cryptocurrency culture and joked that Dogecoin was “just Monopoly money for bored billionaires.”
While no legal filings have surfaced, Musk claimed that “damage to the DOGE ecosystem” from misinformation and mockery must be “balanced out,” and that Goldberg’s remarks “created a ripple effect of fear, uncertainty, and doubt,” potentially costing small investors millions.
Musk further elaborated that a decentralized initiative is underway, called “Operation Clawback,” which aims to “reclaim value lost due to celebrity-driven disinformation.” According to sources close to the Tesla CEO, the figure of $19 million was determined using “blockchain sentiment analysis,” a method skeptics have called “crypto astrology.”
Goldberg has yet to issue a formal response, but insiders at The View say the actress is “surprised, bemused, and mildly irritated,” reportedly calling the whole thing “another Elon stunt.”
Crypto experts are divided. Some see Musk’s antics as genius-level meme-marketing that will buoy DOGE’s price, while others warn that targeting celebrities could undermine broader adoption and legal credibility.
Meanwhile, the Dogecoin community on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) has exploded with memes, hashtags like #FreeWhoopi and #ElonVsTheView trending worldwide.
Whether this $19 million “recovery” ever sees the light of court—or just becomes the next entry in Elon’s legendary archive of internet theatrics—remains to be seen. One thing is clear: the Doge never sleeps.
