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To Watch This Week
AIRDROPS + ALPHADec 20, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin, Meme Coins Fall as Fed Fears Linger
Dogecoin (DOGE) fell 12.4% in the past 24 hours as a broader market decline continues, triggered by the Federal Reserve's latest economic outlook. The meme coin has dropped to $0.31, while trading volume surged 67% to $10.25 billion as holders repositioned their bags. It's now down 35% from its 2024 high of $0.47. Despite the pullback, Dogecoin's market capitalization remains at $46.6 billion, maintaining its position as the seventh-largest crypto. Powell's hawkish comments about higher-than-exp...
Dec 19, 2024
Markets
Christmas Sale? Crypto Crash Sinks Bitcoin, XRP and Dogecoin
Crypto prices are plunging again Thursday, with Bitcoin and other major coins shedding a chunk of their recent gains as the market continues a correction that took hold on Wednesday following yet another Bitcoin all-time high price mark. Bitcoin plunged to a current price of $97,020, just two days after rising to that new peak above $108,000. The leading cryptocurrency is now down 7% on the day—but other high-cap coins are seeing bigger losses on the day. Ethereum has plummeted by nearly 12% on...
Dec 18, 2024
Markets
Bitcoin, XRP and Dogecoin Fall Fast After Federal Reserve Cuts Rates
Bitcoin and other major assets like Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin fell fast after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke and announced an expected interest rate cut. The move apparently pushed investors away from “risk-on” assets like crypto and U.S. equities on word that the central bank would not cut aggressively in 2025. The largest digital asset by market cap is now trading for $101,430 after plunging following the Fed press conference. In the past 24 hours, the asset has dropped by nearly...
Dec 18, 2024
Markets
'All Gas No Brakes': Fartcoin Keeps Rising as Dogecoin Sinks to Weekly Low
Dogecoin and other leading meme coins are down over the past day, cooling off alongside major cryptocurrencies just one day after Bitcoin pushed to a new all-time high price above $108,000. But one recently hot meme coin is bucking the trend. Despite the doom and gloom elsewhere in the market, Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) just keeps rising. It's up 13% over the last 24 hours at a current price of $0.933, per data from CoinGecko, dipping slightly after climbing to a new all-time high price above $0.95 on...
Dec 16, 2024
Coins
Doge Meme Pup Owner's IP Move Could Decide 'Official' Neiro Coin
The months-long meme coin drama concerning the rightful heir to the Doge throne may have finally gotten an official jury. On Monday, the team behind Own the Doge, a DAO dedicated to preserving the legacy of the original Doge meme and its creators—the late Shiba Inu Kabosu and her owner, Japanese kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato—announced it has been granted IP rights from Sato herself to the likeness of Neiro, her newest dog. If that’s a mouthful, let’s break it down: A few months after Kabosu...
Dec 15, 2024
Markets
Bitcoin Price Nears All-Time High Above $103K as Dogecoin and XRP Rise
Bitcoin pushed within a few hundred dollars of a new all-time high price mark early Sunday, rising as high as $103,341 and remaining in close range of the peak price as of this writing. BTC is currently trading for $103,100 according to CoinGecko, putting it within striking distance of the all-time high price record of $103,679 set earlier this month. Bitcoin is the only asset in the top 10 cryptocurrencies that is in the green over the last week, rising more than 3% during that span. The latest...
Dec 15, 2024
Gaming
Play With Doge: 7 Games That Feature the Dogecoin Meme Pup
Dogecoin is back in the spotlight, surging to a three-year high price recently amid a broader crypto market spike, not to mention continued promotion from Elon Musk, who will co-lead a government agency called the Department of Government Efficiency—yes, the DOGE. The original meme coin is all about vibes, and if you’re looking to bring more of that goofy fun into your life, then you can find Dogecoin and the meme dog’s likeness in several games. From a Fortnite-like battle royale shooter to a s...
Dec 14, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin Down 19% Since Hitting 3-Year High—Despite Bitcoin Rebound
The crypto markets have seen intense volatility since Bitcoin broke through the $100,000 mark for the first time on December 4, with multiple plunges that have sent shockwaves that sank other assets—and piled up liquidations in the process. But while Bitcoin has mostly rebounded from the sizable dips, Dogecoin has lost considerable steam over the last week since popping to a high of $0.48 for the first time since 2021. At a current price just below $0.39, Dogecoin is down nearly 19% since that p...
Dec 10, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Bonk Are Still Down Bad as Bitcoin Recovers
Bitcoin dropped from a price of $100,000 on Monday morning to below $95,000 by late afternoon, with a dip that rocked the crypto market and generated over $800 million in liquidations in less than an hour. While Bitcoin has recovered a fair bit since then, meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are still showing significant damage, with the broader meme coin category down more than 15% over the past day per data from CoinGecko. Dogecoin is still down 10% over the last 24 hours at a current price...
Dec 9, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin, XRP and Solana Slide as Bitcoin Price Falls Below $97K
Bitcoin popped back above the $100,000 mark Monday morning, but the six-figure position didn't last for long: The price of the leading cryptocurrency has fallen below $97,000 as of this writing, with other major assets falling alongside. Dogecoin and XRP are the biggest daily losers in the top 10 coins by market cap, each falling by approximately 8% over the past 24 hours, per data from CoinGecko. Bitcoin is down by 3% at a current price of $96,880. DOGE, the original and most valuable meme coin...
Dec 9, 2024
Markets
Baby Doge and Neiro Meme Coins Surge as Bitcoin DOG Token Hits All-Time High
Some prominent dog-themed meme coins are fetching higher prices to start the week, with coins modeled on Dogecoin’s mascot jumping higher—alongside a Bitcoin-based meme coin that’s dedicated to a puppy wearing an orange hoodie. DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON (aka DOG), a so-called Runes token that launched alongside the protocol’s debut in April, set an all-time high price of $0.0096 late Sunday, according to data from CoinGecko. Meanwhile, its market cap hit $966 million, surpassing a previous peak seen in...
Dec 8, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin Hits Highest Price Since 2021 as Bitcoin Edges Back Above $100K
Dogecoin popped to a three-year high price overnight, pushing even higher than it did in November as other major assets like Bitcoin and XRP show green over the past day. The original meme coin touched $0.4795 just before midnight ET late Thursday, per data from CoinGecko, topping the $0.475 mark hit on November 23. Coinbase, on the other hand, shows that DOGE actually topped $0.48. It's the highest mark that Dogecoin has hit since May 2021, the same month that DOGE set its all-time peak price o...
Dec 7, 2024
Law and Order
Elon Musk and DOGE: What You Need to Know About the Department of Government Efficiency
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will helm a new U.S. government initiative aimed at lowering the federal budget deficit. Called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the initiative—which has an acronym identical to the ticker of Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, Dogecoin—will “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” according to President-elect Donald Trump. However, some details about the project remain unclear. Here'...
Dec 6, 2024
Business
DOGE Goes Green? This Sustainable Energy Firm Is Getting Into Dogecoin Mining
Sustainable energy company VivoPower this week announced that its crypto subsidiary is moving into the world of mining Dogecoin and Litecoin. An announcement by the company said that Caret Digital, which it owns, would start mining the two cryptocurrencies in January. Nasdaq-listed VivoPower (VVPR) said that Caret Digital could earn annual revenues of $25 million and cash earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of up to $12 million. VivoPower’s stock has risen...
Dec 5, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin and Litecoin Even More Profitable Than Bitcoin, Says Mining Firm
Bitcoin miner BIT Mining has said that minting the biggest virtual coin isn’t the only business cash cow right now: Dogecoin is proving to be an even bigger winner. The publicly listed firm (NYSE: BTCM), based out of Akron, Ohio, announced Wednesday that mining Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency—along with Litecoin, the 24th biggest digital asset—was far more profitable than just mining Bitcoin alone. Litecoin was launched as a faster, cheaper version of Bitcoin. Dogecoin was created as a joke...
Dec 5, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin Price Jumps to Weekly High After Bitcoin Smashes $100K Milestone
Dogecoin, the original and most valuable meme coin by market cap, jumped to a weekly high price of nearly $0.46 after top cryptocurrency Bitcoin finally surged above the long-awaited $100,000 milestone late Wednesday. And while DOGE has dipped slightly since that weekly peak, it remains the biggest gainer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, not to mention the hottest meme coin in the top 100 coins per data from CoinGecko. Dogecoin is currently sitting at a price of $0.4518, down sli...
Dec 2, 2024
DeFi
Coinbase Adds Apple Pay Onramp Support for Bitcoin, Dogecoin and More
Coinbase announced Monday that Apple Pay is now integrated with its Coinbase Onramp service, which lets crypto apps enable fiat-to-crypto purchases for assets like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and plenty more. With Apple Pay integrated, users of crypto applications that utilize Coinbase Onramp can use Apple’s payments service for all fiat-to-crypto purchases, with free onramping or offramping via USDC, a popular stablecoin that is pegged to the value of $1. “Now in seconds instead of minutes, users can f...
Dec 1, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin Price Climbs as Shiba Inu Spikes to 8-Month High
The second-biggest dog coin by market cap, Shiba Inu (SHIB), is having its day Saturday, with the Ethereum-based token jumping to an eight-month high price—all while top dog Dogecoin (DOGE) charts more modest gains. Shiba Inu saw a sharp spike Saturday evening, popping to a price of $0.00002969 before cooling off slightly to a current price of $0.00002897. Even at the subdued price, SHIB is up more than 12% on the day—and the last time it hit Saturday's peak was back on April 1, eight months ago...
Nov 29, 2024
Markets
Dogecoin Leads Meme Coin Rebound as Bitcoin Price Nears $99K
Meme coins are rising again after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, with Dogecoin (DOGE) and other meme-themed tokens jumping as Bitcoin (BTC) tests a return to $99,000 after nearly a week spent below that mark. Dogecoin, the original and most valuable meme coin by market cap, is currently priced at $0.42, rising by 7% on the day per data from CoinGecko. DOGE last hit this mark on November 25 and had been below it in the days since. Like other meme coins, DOGE is famously volatile a...
Nov 27, 2024
Coins
Bitcoin and Dogecoin Rebound as Ethereum Hits 5-Month High Price
Bitcoin jumped back above $97,000 per coin on Wednesday, suggesting renewed investor optimism around the coin after it took a plunge earlier this week. The leading cryptocurrency touched $97,360 earlier Wednesday, but has since dipped and is now trading for $96,320, data from CoinGecko shows. The coin was fast approaching $100,000 last week but stopped short, ultimately still hitting a new all-time high of $99,645. Over a 24-hour period, Bitcoin is now up by more than 5%. It's not the only digi...