--- title: "Elon Musk Compliments Crypto-Trading Hamster" description: "A hamster called Mr. Goxx has been busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies, amusing some of the biggest names in crypto, including Elon Musk." date: "2021-09-28" modified: "2021-09-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-compliments-crypto-trading-hamster" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Cryptocurrency" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cryptocurrencies" - "elon musk" - "hamster" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Compliments Crypto-Trading Hamster ![A hamster called Mr. Goxx has been busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies, amusing some of the biggest names in crypto, including Elon Musk.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Mad Skillz Mr. Goxx, a Germany-based hamster, has been [busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies]() inside his "Goxx Box," a small enclosure that allows the rodent to buy and sell by running on his wheel and slipping through "Decision Tunnels." It's a fun stunt that has amused some of the biggest names in crypto, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "Hamster has mad skillz!!" Musk [mused on Twitter]() today. ## Hamster Dance The hamster has done well for himself, with his lifetime career performance up about 20 percent, [according to *BBC*](), outperforming Warren Buffet and the S&P 500. That's some pretty respectable gains, considering his brain is [smaller]() than the fingernail of a human pinky. According to the hamster's owners, two men in their 30s, it's not just a hamster running through tunnels while working from his home office — it's social commentary as well. "It seems like most people from our generation see no other chance than throwing a lot of their savings on the crypto market, without having a clue what's going on there," they told the *BBC*. "We were joking about whether my hamster would be able to make smarter investment decisions than we humans do." It's no wonder that Musk is amused by the project. It's an intersection of cute animals and cryptocurrencies, two of Musk's [favorite things](). What's next? A shiba inu [buying and selling dogecoin]() by choosing which bowl it eats out of? We'll have to wait and see. **More on the hamster:** *[Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()