Elon Musk Fuels ASTEROID Crypto Frenzy, Scores 500X Windfall For One Trader

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Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID) gained over 45,000% in 24 hours while Asteroid Bot (ASTEROIDBOT) rallied 15% in the same timeframe. The rally followed Elon Musk’s response to a viral post linking the token to SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission.

The move started after radio host Glenn Beck shared Liv Perrotto’s story. The teenager designed a plush Shiba Inu named Asteroid.

Musk’s Reply Ignites Speculative Trading

The Asteroid flew as the zero-gravity indicator on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission in 2024. Perrotto passed away from cancer, leaving behind a list of unanswered questions for Musk.

Among her questions was whether Asteroid could become SpaceX’s official mascot.

At 15 years old, Liv Perrotto’s biggest dream was to meet @elonmusk. She had even written out a list of questions to ask him. Her mother @rebeccaperrotto told me that just days before she passed away from cancer, she had a chance to speak with Elon, but she was too tired and… pic.twitter.com/zTRMreMFhM

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) April 16, 2026

Musk responded with “Will answer shortly,” and speculative traders moved within minutes. One meme coin, ASTEROID, rallied by 44,923% while another, and was trading for $0.00005668 as of this writing.

Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID) Price Performance

Elsewhere, blockchain analytics firm Arkham identified several traders who profited from the move.

One swapped 1 ETH into an ASTEROID token position now worth nearly $474,000 within three hours.
Another early buyer generated $210,000 in profit while still holding $84,000 in the token.
A dormant holder who spent $21,390 buying ASTEROID at launch in September 2024 has not moved tokens for three months. That position is now worth roughly $370,000.

THIS GUY TURNED 1 ETH INTO HALF A MILLION IN 3 HOURS

The first person to buy ASTEROID today only made $1,300, after selling for about 2x.

But trader 0x680 swapped 1 ETH to ASTEROID after seeing Elon’s tweet about it, and held – now he’s up $474,320 on the coin. pic.twitter.com/8Ubj0VS2vo

— Arkham (@arkham) April 17, 2026

Sell-Off Risk Grows

The concentration of gains among a small num ber of wallets raises the prospect of a sharp correction. If early holders begin taking profit, the thin liquidity typical of low-cap meme tokens could amplify any downturn.

Meanwhile, Asteroid Bot (ASTEROIDBOT), a separate token riding the same narrative, posted a more modest 15% gain

Asteroid Bot (ASTEROIDBOT) Price Performance

.Whether Musk’s eventual answer to Perrotto’s questions sustains or deflates the speculative interest remains the key variable for ASTEROID’s near-term direction.

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