I really wonder where they got the idea to send 62 BTC to Moon, why not 20 or 50 BTC, for example?
Probably because at the time of the decision it was worth around $1.5 million and that's the amount of money they were supposed to be getting from their NFT sale.
So, it was a publicity stunt to gain some more sales as only 25% of the value of the NFTs will go to the moon!
Now, the interesting part will be to watch Elon's reaction!
Since this is not something he oversees directly as the rover is the property of another company that just sells space for the trip for whoever wants to buy some, and probably he has found out over Twitter I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to paint the whole rocket with a Shiba picture or demand that at least the rover would need to get a paint job.
curious to know your view. with such plan in going to the moon, what is it for LunarCrush and Elon ?
LunarCrush just sold a few million worth of NFTs and SpaceX is getting paid by Lunar Outpost (a different company) to get their rover to the moon!