The price of Dogecoin, created to poke fun at cryptocurrency, is above 10 cents
Cryptocurrency is so popular even a spoof coin featuring the face of a Shiba Inu is rising in value.
The price of Dogecoin (pronounced "doh-j") was up to 13 cents as of Wednesday morning, according to the cryptocurrency news site Coindesk.
The "memecoin" was created in 2013 as a joke poking fun at the surge in digital coins, Coindesk says. Dogecoin was inspired by the popular Doge meme, which stars the image of a Shiba Inu staring sideways at the camera with raised eyebrows, according to the website Know Your Meme.
Arguably, Dogecoin's most popular fan is Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who tweeted Wednesday a GIF of a Shiba Inu smiling.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2021
"Dogecoin is the people's crypto," Musk wrote in February.
Dogecoin is the people’s crypto
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2021
Fans of Dogecoin took to social media to celebrate its mini-surge.
25c we're coming for you‼️ #Dogecoin pic.twitter.com/geYkjCJxtP
— 💎 Diamond Paws 💎 (@AssassinHearts) April 14, 2021
Today is #dogecoin day. pic.twitter.com/iQYW02uFCk
— Tarique Anwar ✪ (@imtariqueanwar) April 14, 2021
let’s ride #dogecoin 🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/YWzJS3dx74
— Andrew Bridenstine (@Ajb__15) April 14, 2021
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dogecoin: Price of spoof cryptocurrency tops 10 cents
