Five years after it launched, Doge is still going strong and outliving many more serious coins.

ince 2013 there has been a new kind of cryptocurrency. It has a dog as its mascot and was started as a joke. But over the past month, Dogecoin has increased 163% and 322% over the past year.

This episode is brief and covers the essential differences between using blockchain-backed money (like Bitcoin) and using paper-backed money. For those who only know of Bitcoin from the mass media hype of 2017 and subsequent crash, this is for you.