.VitalikButerin has weighed in on the Elon Musk-Twitter takeover bid drama
, Musk disclosed his offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion earlier this week, claiming that he would be able to protect free speech after taking the company private. While the cryptocurrency community was mostly very enthusiastic about the billionaire potentially buying the highly influential social media platform, many critics spoke out against the audacious idea. Musk will likely use the social media platform in order to promote his own interests.
On Friday, Twitter’s board of directors moved to thwart Musk’s controversial bid by adopting a “poison pill” by making it possible for other shareholders to purchase more shares at a discounted price. Now, the Tesla boss will have to come up with an even more lucrative offer in order to pull off a clean takeover, which is highly unlikely at this point.
Musk, however, said that he had a backup plan. Due to the poison bill, the billionaire will have to brace himself for a protracted battle if he insists on taking over Twitter.
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