Elon Musk briefly revived the “to the moon” storyline for dogecoin on Tuesday, replying “maybe next year” to a post that resurfaced his January 2021 promise to put a “literal dogecoin on the literal moon.”
The exchange began when the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account tagged Musk with “When @elonmusk?” alongside a screenshot of that old tweet. Musk first answered “Yes,” then added “Maybe next year,” a short reply that racked up hundreds of thousands of views and reignited speculation about whether SpaceX might tie a future payload or promotional stunt to the meme token.
But unlike earlier years, the comment produced little market drama. Dogecoin (DOGE) held just under $0.11 after the exchange — down nearly 60% year-over-year and roughly 90% from its 2021 peak — suggesting Musk’s remarks no longer move the token the way they once could.
Musk has long been one of dogecoin’s most visible boosters. In 2022 he said SpaceX would accept DOGE for some merchandise, mirroring Tesla’s earlier experiments with DOGE payments for select items. SpaceX is also linked to the DOGE-1 mission: a small satellite announced in 2021 and funded entirely in dogecoin that is planned to fly on a Falcon 9 rocket. That mission has faced repeated delays but has cleared regulatory hurdles and remains one of the most tangible SpaceX–Dogecoin tie-ins.
Neither Musk nor SpaceX provided further details about what “next year” refers to, and no new Dogecoin-related initiatives have been announced. Still, the interaction underscores how even a vague hint from Musk can pull dogecoin back into public view and revive a narrative that has persisted across multiple crypto cycles.
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