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Dogecoin (Such Wow)
2013 meme-coin built as a joke, Shiba Inu mascot. Reached $80B market cap. Elon tweeted, it pumped, dumped, lived on. The first proof that internet money could be aggressively unserious and still real.
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Such text. Very font. Wow. Billy Markus logs on, December 2013. Jackson Palmer types a meme. Let's make fun of Bitcoin, lol. Ship a joke in three hours, sell it to the bros. A Shiba Inu from a rescue mill in Japan. Her name's Kabosu, she had no plan. Just a sideways glance, some Comic Sans. Next thing you know, we're funding bobsleds, sponsoring a NASCAR van. (Cute, right?) Wow. Such market cap. Eighty billion dollars for a JPEG on an app. Very crypto. Much coin. The punchline's so good, you can't help but join. Such wow. So financial. The funniest joke is now substantial. The Dogefather logged on, from his rocket ship. Sent a tweet out on a power trip. Saturday Night Live, May 8th, '21. Calls it a hustle on the air, just for fun. And the line goes up, like he just doesn't care. Diamond hands on Reddit, holding on with a prayer. It's the people's coin, a real paradigm shift. It's a picture of a dog. Get a grip. Wow. Such market cap. Eighty billion dollars for a JPEG on an app. Very crypto. Much coin. The punchline's so good, you can't help but join. Such wow. So financial. The funniest joke is now substantial. The real dog passed away, you know. May twenty-twenty-four. Just a good girl, didn't ask for any of this. Palmer cashed out, said the whole thing is a hyper-capitalistic abyss. That's a quote. But the line must go up. That's all she wrote. WOW! SUCH MARKET CAP! EIGHTY BILLION DOLLARS FOR A JPEG ON AN APP! VERY CRYPTO! MUCH COIN! THE PUNCHLINE'S SO GOOD, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT JOIN! SUCH WOW! SO FINANCIAL! THE FUNNIEST JOKE IS NOW SUBSTANTIAL! To the moon. To the floor. Wow. Much empty. Very poor.