Monex’s Coincheck adds DOGE to crypto offering
Coincheck, Inc., a subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc., has added Dogecoin (DOGE) to the lineup of investment instruments.
Dogecoin (DOGE) is a meme coin (a cryptocurrency developed based on internet jokes) created in 2013 as a satirical commentary on the cryptocurrency industry at the time. It is based on the meme featuring a Shiba Inu image, “Doge.”
Without a white paper outlining the project’s vision or development goals, Dogecoin was initially regarded as a “joke currency” at its release.
However, with the growing popularity of meme coins, Dogecoin experienced a surge in value in January 2021 when Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on it.
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