Here's Why Dogecoin Is Growing Stronger
Dogecoin is stronger than ever.
With mainstream attention, Elon tweets, and a notorious billionaire joining the Doge Army, Dogecoin is looking like it’s prepared to launch into the moon.
Let’s look at why Dogecoin is becoming more powerful and how the last week’s events are proof that Dogecoin is just getting started.
Look ma, I'm on TV!
Dogecoin has gone mainstream.
Fox Business briefly featured Dogecoin last week alongside heavyweights Bitcoin and Ethereum as being a top-performing crypto for year-over-year gains.
These gains are hard to ignore, with Dogecoin up a whopping 1,095% annually.
Much wow.
With returns like these, it’s no wonder Dogecoin is gaining in popularity.
Just recently, basketball star Paul Pierce has even gotten in on the mania.
Doge is also being used as a catalyst for good-will.
Companies like Finn are using the Dogecoin brand to help shelter dogs get adopted.
They're running a campaign with Ogilvy to give 500 Dogecoins to folks that adopt a shelter dog through their program.
They've already raised 100,000 DOGE, all for a good cause.
This is one of the many amazing things the Dogecoin community is doing to associate Doge with positive change in the world.
Elon still loves Dogecoin
It's a good week when Elon Musk tweets about Dogecoin.
Elon mustered off a series of Doge tweets this week, with the most alluring involving his announcement of a special edition NFT song (about NFTs) that he was planning on selling.
Very meta.
With a club-laden house beat reminiscent of his previous hit "Don't doubt ur vibe" and featuring a silky female voice touting the appeals of NFTs, the song is an instant classic.
What's more, the NFT includes a flashy GIF, laden with Doge Easter eggs including Shiba Inus and rocket ships heading to the moon.
Complete with diamond hands and HODL references, the rotating trophy levitating in space even features what appears to be Dogecoins.
If that isn't a sign of Elon's feelings on Dogecoin, I don't know what is.
Dogecoin NFTception
NFTs have exploded in popularity recently, with the artist Beeple auctioning off his magnum opus NFT artwork The First 5,000 Days for a cool $69 million in a historic Christie's auction.
Beeple went on to tease Elon, offering him $69 million for the meta NFT.
Elon clapped back in his typical meme-lord fashion, demanding 420 million Dogecoins for the creation.
Beeple quickly agreed: "SOLD".
Beeple went on to create a stunning work of art of a giant Elon Musk stark naked atop a Shiba Inu dog, holding an NFT trophy triumphantly in the air.
He titled the piece: Non-Fungible Elons.
Surrounded by piles of Dogecoins, the digital art features dozens of people gathering around Elon and meandering towards the coins.
Basically, the people are drawn to the People's Crypto, with Elon at the center of the action.
Needless to say, it's a masterpiece.
This isn't Beeple's first work of art involving Elon and Doge.
Previously, Beeple fashioned a hilariously similar picture featuring Elon walking a Shiba Inu.
Maybe it's a teaser of what's to come, as Elon recently tweeted that he plans to get a Shiba Inu dog for himself, making the announcement with the hashtag #resistanceisfutile.
Elon later backed off against his NFT sale, admitting that it "doesn't feel quite right selling this".
His change of heart was followed up by a meme playfully mocking NFTs, showing a loner at a party lamenting that his peers don't know about his NFT ownership of the song that's playing.
Elon's recent tweets about Doge and blockchain appear to affirm his continued loyalty to the dog-themed meme-coin.
With Elon as the unofficial leader of the Doge Army, Dogecoin has a lot to gain from his continued endorsement of the much wow meme-money.
What's more, if Elon does get a Shiba Inu dog, then the Doge meme is sure to grow in stature as memes featuring him and his dog further encompass the Dogecoin meme-scape.
Elon is still tweeting about Doge, and that's a good thing.
Robinhood's Redemption
Robinhood is back in the Dogecoin news cycle as notorious CEO Vlad Tenev made some positive remarks about the Doge Army and Robinhood's role in creating crypto wallets for their customers.
Vlad sat down for a "fireside chat" where he was asked about Dogecoin and Robinhood's role in the Dogecoin saga.
Vlad had friendly words for the Dogecoin community, saying "It's a fun community, I mean the memes are just awesome, I love it".
He went on to say that Robinhood is taking the crypto wallet initiative seriously, affirming that "We're gonna try to get that done as fast as possible."
Vlad even followed me on Twitter, perhaps in a show of solidarity with the Dogecoin community.
He went on to post a Doge gif under one of my tweets about him.
I'll be turning up the heat so that Vlad knows we mean business.
In the fireside discussion, Vlad said that "The Dogecoin community has really embraced Robinhood."
He's right - Robinhood is almost certainly the top Dogecoin wallet holding around 28% of all the Dogecoin in circulation.
Robinhood doesn't allow crypto withdrawals, so Robinhood is in control of the majority of the Dogecoin, creating a centralization problem that can only be solved if Robinhood allows its customers to withdraw their coins from the platform.
For Dogecoin to work as a currency, folks need to be able to spend it.
This is one of the leading problems facing Dogecoin, and Robinhood as an essential role to play in the solution.
Furthermore, distributing wallets would appease Elon's ultimatum, allowing Elon to throw his "full support" behind Dogecoin.
Vlad is ramping up the public relations in large part to redeem Robinhood's tattered reputation from the GameStop fiasco.
Vlad may also be joining the Doge Army because of pressure from Elon Musk.
Elon recently replied to a conversation under one of my tweets with user @leastImAlive, saying that Robinhood has a chance to outdo Coinbase by enabling withdrawals before Coinbase lists Dogecoin on their exchange.
The Dogecoin community had been pressuring Coinbase to add Dogecoin to their cryptocurrency exchange.
With Vlad joining the Dogecoin community, taking crypto withdrawals seriously, and making Robinhood's role in Dogecoin's success a priority, Dogecoin's future is cast in a new light.
For better or worse, welcome to the Dogecoin Army, Vlad.
Dogecoin ended the week in a strong position, with mainstream attention, heightened interest from Elon, and Vlad's truce all contributing to a beneficial week for everyone's favorite meme money.
We're in for another week of great memes, community enthusiasm, and mainstream interest as Dogecoin appears to only be growing stronger.
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