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Have your ever heard of a joke that outstayed its welcome? Yeah, you too, right? Well, many would say that the likes of Dogecoin are in the same league too. It started as a joke and well, maybe it still is. However, there are many who would disagree with the same. Especially when there is an argument to be made about the likes of DOGE evolving with the times.
In fact, according to a few, Dogecoin is a perfect example of such a ‘joke.’ Ergo, it’s no surprise that DOGE holders have laughed all the way to the bank over the years,
Since its launch in around 2010, the cryptocurrency industry has come a long way. The pioneers of the blockchain-enabled cryptocurrency industry envisioned a decentralized and trustless financial system that gripped the awestruck audience. Its grand plan to completely transform a dull financial system drew a lot of attention from netizens.
The vision of the cryptocurrency industry was an on-chain financial order that would not invite governmental intervention. Needless to say, such a grand plan elicited suspicion, and even invited smirks.
Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, a pair of software engineers, had been observing this trend who thought that this whole crypto affair was being taken far too seriously. In response, they created a memecoin named Dogecoin in December 2013 to mock crypto maximalists. The memecoin soon became popular across the globe, thanks to it going viral on social media sites such as Reddit.
The token featured an image of an adorable Shiba Inu dog, a rare breed of hunting dog from Japan. Dogecoin went viral on social
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