American basketball team Dallas Mavericks will now accept payments for tickets and merchandise in Dogecoin via the leading cryptocurrency payment processor, BitPay.Prior to the announcement, it already supported payments in cryptocurrencies, including BTC, BCH, ETH, USDC, GUSD, PAX, and BUSD. Its billionaire owner and Shark Tank star, Mark Cuban, cited the ‘very important’ reason behind the newest addition.All Bark And Some BiteMeme-inspired Dogecoin is finally getting some utility to go with...
Read More »Americans Can Now Buy Dogecoin from 1,800 Crypto ATMs Across the Country
The meme coin that exploded in popularity recently, Dogecoin, has reached another milestone as the Bitcoin ATM provider CoinFlip decided to list the token on 1,800 cryptocurrency ATMs in the United States.Dogecoin Coming to 1,800 ATMsStarted as a joke digital token inspired by Shiba Inu, Dogecoin took the world by storm in the past several months, which has prompted the popular Bitcoin ATM provider CoinFlip to take action.The Chicago-headquartered company announced yesterday that it had added...
Read More »What is Dogecoin (DOGE)? 5 Facts About the Crypto That Started as a Joke
Dogecoin has been around since late 2013, starting as a joke initially. The coin has been designed to be a satirical homage to Bitcoin. Besides being a joke and meme coin, Dogecoin wasn’t intended to serve any other purpose. Yet, you can use it to transfer value.5 Interesting Facts About DogecoinHere’s a list of five interesting facts about Dogecoin:Dogecoin started as a joke created by Jackson Palmer and Billy Marcus in November 2013. Marcus recently claimed that he sold all of his DOGE in...
Read More »YouTuber Jake Paul Is in Talks to Establish His Own Virtual Currency
Cryptocurrency has been all the rage as of late. Many celebrities – from rapper Jay-Z to Twitter head Jack Dorsey – have been consistently jumping onboard, and it looks like Jake Paul – a renowned star of the video and content sharing website YouTube – has been in talks to develop his own cryptocurrency with fellow YouTuber Ben Phillips.Jake Paul Is Clearly a Crypto FanIn a recent interview, Paul commented that no plans have been fully established yet. He also says that this would not be some...
Read More »Elon Musk Says He Will Fully Support Dogecoin if Whales Sell Their Coins
The billionaire CEO of Tesla shocked the entire crypto community on Twitter with an enticing offer he presented to major DOGE holders in his most recent engagement.Too Much ConcentrationHe noted that the only thing hindering Dogecoin from becoming the “official currency of the internet” is its high level of concentration among a few wealthy people.With this minority group owning more than 50% of the entire Dogecoin supply, it becomes increasingly difficult for the cryptocurrency to achieve...
Read More »Market Cap Loses $70 Billion as Bitcoin Gets Rejected at $50K (Market Watch)
This Monday, in the EU morning trading session, the cryptocurrency market is going through a pullback. Bitcoin got rejected at $50K as it was unable to break this level, resulting in a drop that saw around $70 billion wiped off the total cryptocurrency market capitalization at the time of this writing.Bitcoin Price Fails at $50K.Hopes were high yesterday that the price for Bitcoin would finally break the coveted $50,000 mark. The cryptocurrency came very close to breaching it. It charted a...
Read More »Elon Musk Has Just Purchased a Whole Lotta Bitcoin
Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind large tech corporations such as SpaceX and Tesla – revealed that his latter company has purchased approximately $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, the world’s most popular and powerful digital currency.Elon Musk Is at It Again with BitcoinMusk has repeatedly gone back and forth on the asset, at one time calling it as “bs as fiat” while at other times presenting it with high words of praise. Over the past week or so, the entrepreneur’s primary...
Read More »DOGE Spikes 20% As Elon Musk Bought Dogecoin For His Child
The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is known within the cryptocurrency field for his somewhat comical comments and support for the meme token Dogecoin. In his most recent post on the altcoin, he claimed that he had purchased a portion for his recently born child to become a “toddler hodler.”The world’s richest man took it to Twitter to announce his latest Dogecoin-related initiative. This time, he directly said that he had purchased tokens from the popular Shiba Inu-inspired coin for X Æ A-Xii – the...
Read More »Elon Musk Started Advising on How to Securely Store Your Crypto
Elon Musk, the latest billionaire to jump on the BTC bandwagon for his company, Tesla, has openly criticized a cryptocurrency wallet called Freewallet app. The executive lashed out on Twitter and urged digital asset investors to steer clear from wallets that don’t provide them with the private keys.Elon Musk’s Security Tip For Crypto InvestorsArguably the most well-known and used phrase in the cryptocurrency space is “not your keys, not your coins.” It refers to the unique way in which...
Read More »Rock Star Gene Simmons Shows Love for Dogecoin
Dogecoin has had many big fans over the years, perhaps the most notable being Elon Musk, but as of late, it appears to have attracted the attention of rock star Gene Simmons, famous for his time with the band KISS.Gene Simmons Is the Latest Fan of DogecoinOver the past week, Dogecoin has been on something of a roll. The currency – which initially started out as a joke asset and can be identified by the adorable little Shiba Inu dog that serves as its mascot – has surged nearly 400 percent...
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