Today we’re taking another look at everyone’s favorite meme: Dogecoin.This canine currency might have started as a joke, but it has outlived a lot ofserious crypto projects. But does that mean Dogecoin can get real adoption?

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.