Dogecoin: The Joke That Smoked Every Coin | Doge Anniversary

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Dogecoin was created 9 years ago today. The satirical cryptocurrency was created in 2013 by software programmers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer as a means to poke fun at bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies that boasted of having great intentions to take over the world.
When it was initially brought up, there were no people truly investing in it unless they were doing it as a joke. But this memecoin has not only survived the volatile crypto market for 9 years, but it has outperformed almost every other major cryptocurrency.
Dogecoin’s meteoric rise has been driven by a combination of factors, including its use as a tipping currency on Reddit, its association with celebrity endorsements from the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Cuban, and its status as an early adopter of the meme-based cryptocurrency trend.
Dogecoin has come a long way since its creation as a joke 9 years ago, thanks largely in part to Elon Musk’s endorsement of it on social media. It has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies today.