It started off as a parody to the widely traded digital currency Bitcoin, but now <a href="https://experiment.com/dogecoin" target="_blank" target="_blank">Dogecoin</a> is becoming a popular cryptocurrency in its own right. The coins' playful symbol is a Shiba Inu, inspired by an Internet meme in which "doge" became another term for "dog."
Meme inspires Dogecoin cryptocurrency —
It started off as a parody to the widely traded digital currency Bitcoin, but now Dogecoin is becoming a popular cryptocurrency in its own right. The coins' playful symbol is a Shiba Inu, inspired by an Internet meme in which "doge" became another term for "dog."
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Matt Thompson, a user of cryptocurrency, decided to accept Dogecoins as a form of payment for his Wisconsin vacation home which he put up for sale last summer.
Meme inspires Dogecoin cryptocurrency —
Matt Thompson, a user of cryptocurrency, decided to accept Dogecoins as a form of payment for his Wisconsin vacation home which he put up for sale last summer.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1078168">Thompson's vacation home </a>is located in Hayward, Wisconsin. He's selling the house for 100 million Dogecoins, or about $135,000.
Meme inspires Dogecoin cryptocurrency —
Thompson's vacation home is located in Hayward, Wisconsin. He's selling the house for 100 million Dogecoins, or about $135,000.
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Although it started as a joke three months ago, Dogecoin's community has come together to finance several causes, including raising $30,000 on Crowdtilt to send the <a href="https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-the-jamaican-bobsled-team-get-to-sochi" target="_blank" target="_blank">Jamaican bobsled team to the Sochi Winter Olympics</a>. Here's the team sporting their check and Dogecoin T-shirts.
Meme inspires Dogecoin cryptocurrency —
Although it started as a joke three months ago, Dogecoin's community has come together to finance several causes, including raising $30,000 on Crowdtilt to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Sochi Winter Olympics. Here's the team sporting their check and Dogecoin T-shirts.
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Billy Markus, the creator of Dogecoin, says the cryptocurrency is meant to be fun and accessible. That could explain the<a href="http://dogecoin.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank"> silliness of its website</a>, which features a Shiba Inu zipping around in a rocket ship. "I hope Dogecoin continues to grow as the Internet's tipping currency and brings people joy," he said.
Meme inspires Dogecoin cryptocurrency —
Billy Markus, the creator of Dogecoin, says the cryptocurrency is meant to be fun and accessible. That could explain the silliness of its website, which features a Shiba Inu zipping around in a rocket ship. "I hope Dogecoin continues to grow as the Internet's tipping currency and brings people joy," he said.
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