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It’s Hard to Take Dogecoin Seriously, But the Doge Doesn’t Care

After climbing more than 6,000% it’s still largely a gag—but one with a potentially darker punchline.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Here are some things with a total market value in the neighborhood of $40 billion: Insurance giant Prudential Financial Inc., the manufacturer Carrier Global Corp., and, at just a few billion less, Southwest Airlines Co.  Or, for a recent price of about 30¢ each, the supply of Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started as a joke in 2013. After climbing more than 6,000% this year in a hockey-stick rally, it’...
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