The sales are likely aimed at his planned buyout of the social media platform.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the
Most of Musk's sales took place on Tuesday, the same day
The South African billionaire tweeted that "no further TSLA sales planned after today" as the figures were released Thursday.
On Monday, Twitter agreed to be acquired by the world's richest man for
Musk, who already owns a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, launched the purchase offer on Apr.14 at the eventually accepted rate of
The businessman, who has publicly criticized the platform on multiple occasions, has presented himself as a defender of "free speech" with his buyout sparking concerns over a potential rise in hate speech and harassment on Twitter. He has offered very few details about his plans.
The deal still requires shareholder and regulatory approval. EFE
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