The crypto-trading hamster, whose “mad skillz” attracted the admiration of Elon Musk, has passed away
A cryptocurrency trader hamster who made headlines in virtually every major mainstream media outlet and caught the attention of none other than billionaire Elon Musk has passed away.
After starting trading in June, the rodent became a celebrity in the investment world by September after managing to post higher returns than Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood.
As reported by U.Today, Musk tweeted that the hamster had a “crazy skillz.”
The hamster operated from a box called Goxx Capital, in which he could spin the wheel to choose a certain cryptocurrency and execute a “buy” or “sell” order by walking through one of the two tunnels.
Max’s (aka Mr. Goxx) trading session was broadcast live on Twitch, while his performance was followed on Twitter.
After several days of inactivity, Max’s fan community became concerned about the rodent’s well-being. Their greatest fear came after it turned out that the rodent was no longer alive.
The hamster’s owner posted a mournful series of tweets about his passing, claiming that nothing foretold troubles. Although apparently perfectly healthy, Max suddenly began to refuse to eat and died on Monday:
Mr. Goxx showed no signs of serious illness, besides having some kidney issues as a cause of a professional mite treatment in his early days. While he had normal amounts of food until Sunday, he suddenly refused to eat and fell asleep peacefully on Monday morning.
A sell order for 3229.4 Tron (TRX) executed on Nov. 20 was the hamster’s last trade.
