Dogecoin, which started out as an internet joke, saw massive gains on Tuesday, after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted if the company should accept the token for payments.

Musk asked the question via a poll, in which more than 3 million participants repospended.

Coinmarketcap said price hit from 46 to 54 cents after the tweet.

But on the day before, Dogecoin was trading downwards because Musk called it a "hustle". Its market capitalization declined strongly from $ 95 billion to $ 67 billion dollars.

Now, the token is the fourth most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Coin. It has gained 70% since mid-April, when Coinseed converted the holdings of its investors into the token.

SpaceX, Musk's commercial rocket firm, said it will take a trip to the moon in 2022 using a mini-satellite from Geometric Energy that was paid for in full by Dogecoin.

This will not be Tesla's first foray into cryptocurrencies, as back in March this year, the company announced it would accept bitcoins as payment for its electric vehicles.