Bizarre $600,000 marketing stunt of Elon Musk's crypto statue falls flat

Elon Musk has made no public comment regarding a bizarre $600,000 monument depicting him as a goat, which was delivered to the Tesla headquarters this weekend.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has apparently given a chill to a $600,000 monument of him in goat form, which was created as part of a bizarre crypto marketing stunt.

Delivered to Tesla Headquarters in Austin on November 26, the 30-foot, 12,000-pound metal statue of Elon Musk was part of a publicity stunt by memecoin co-founders Elon Goat Token (EGT).< /p >

The statue depicts the head of Elon Musk on the body of a goat riding a rocket. The statue also sees Musk wearing a dog collar with a Dogecoin (DOGE) token attached.

We are very proud of our accomplishments and our commitment to #EGT

We have always had a long term vision for $EGT and will continue to grow the brand and utility.

We believe our hard work can lead to Elon claiming #ElonGOAT and we will work towards that goal! Maybe have fun too! pic.twitter.com/Rk2Gdn5PpE

According to EGT's white paper, the entire project was designed to be roadworthy and attached to a 50ft semi-trailer for transportation. The concept design was drawn and rendered in Los Angeles.

EGT's founders, who describe themselves as "Elon Superfans", said in the project description on their website that they were trying to do "something no other Crypto project has. dared to do" to gain recognition and legitimacy for their project with recognition from Musk.

Unfortunately for EGT, the $600,000 monument didn't get public recognition from Musk himself, at least on Twitter.

Despite this, it still received extensive media coverage, including from...