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What's going on with Dogecoin?
What do rocket emojis, Shiba Inus, and Elon Musk all have in common?
They all helped launch the internet's joke cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, to a coin with a market value of over 10 billion dollars.
The volatile cryptocurrency, which depicts a Shiba Inu in its branding, has soared to popularity off the back of a wave of viral hype since it was launched.
But what is a Dogecoin, and is it really on its way to becoming the currency of the internet? Anthony Cuthbertson explains.