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August 9, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
August 9, 2024
AIRDROPS: Margin trading, no liquidation
August 2, 2024
AIRDROPS: Lend an asset
August 2, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
July 26, 2024
AIRDROPS: Apple + Moon
July 26, 2024
ALPHA: Make it Immutable
July 19, 2024
ALPHA: Are you an Old Soul?
July 19, 2024
AIRDROPS: On the Mantle
July 12, 2024
AIRDROPS: Stone age
July 12, 2024
ALPHA: Free ChampionsJul 28, 2025

Coins
XRP and Dogecoin Erase Explosive Weekly Gains—Should Traders Worry?
If you bought into the XRP or Dogecoin hype recently, you might be asking yourself what went wrong. You’re also probably a lot less patient than the holders who bought the 2018 top. Both XRP and Dogecoin had experienced meteoric rises in price in that last few weeks, only to disappoint traders who thought it’d be “up only” from here. Both coins are now down double digits over the last seven days, with XRP sinking 12% and DOGE down a crushing 18%. So, is it over? As always, it’s complicated. Let’...
Jul 24, 2025

Markets
DOGE, PEPE, PUMP Bleed As Pump.fun Confirms No Airdrop 'In Immediate Future'
Crypto’s most speculative assets are bleeding as meme coin factory Pump.fun confirmed that its airdrop won’t be coming anytime soon. Major meme coins Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe are all down approximately 7% on the day. In fact, the entire meme coin market is down 10.7% over the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko. It comes after Alon Cohen, co-founder of Pump.fun, told influencer Threadguy that the PUMP airdrop will “not be taking place in the immediate future.” The interview caused the token to plu...
Jul 22, 2025

DeFi
Dogecoin Could Get a Massive Network Upgrade—Here's How
Developers have proposed a network upgrade for Dogecoin, which experts say could result in an explosion of activity on the meme coin’s blockchain as games, apps, and and new protocols are deployed. Put forward by DogeOS, the team behind the MyDoge wallet, the proposal nicknamed OP_CHECKZKP would introduce zero-knowledge proofs and enable zk-rollups, a form of layer-2 scaling network, as a way to boost scalability, decentralization, and security for the Dogecoin network. “The proposal transforms...
Jul 22, 2025

Markets
Altcoins Including Ethereum, Dogecoin Slip as Market Cools Off
Altcoins including Ethereum and Dogecoin retraced on Tuesday as crypto markets pulled back from the euphoric highs seen just days after President Trump signed landmark stablecoin legislation into law. Among the top 20 cryptocurrencies, Hedera (HBAR) led losses, dropping 5.2% on the day, followed by Hyperliquid (HYPE), down 5.1%, according to CoinGecko. Ethereum (ETH) declined 2.6%, Chainlink (LINK) fell 3.3%, and Dogecoin (DOGE) dropped 1.5% in the past 24 hours. Other major altcoins followed su...
Jul 21, 2025

Coins
What the DOGE? Why Dogecoin Has Jumped 40% in a Week
Ethereum and major altcoins have surged over the past week with popular meme coin Dogecoin posting the biggest gains among the top 20 tokens by market value. DOGE has jumped by nearly 36%, according to crypto markets data provider CoinGecko to recently trade at nearly $0.27 a coin. The original meme coin and Elon Musk favorite is close to its six-month high, having last traded at this level in mid-February. Grayscale's Head of Research Zach Pandl told Decrypt that the surge in interest in th...
Jul 21, 2025

Markets
Altcoins Unleashed: Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin Ignite Rally as Crypto Tops $4 Trillion
For crypto traders, it’s been a good week to be in XRP, Ethereum, and Dogecoin. Or just about anything else for that matter, but these three coins in particular have really stood out, given Bitcoin’s relatively modest performance over the last seven days. What’s going on, and what do the charts suggest about XRP, ETH, and DOGE going forward? Let’s dive in: The cryptocurrency market is experiencing one of its most explosive rallies since 2021, with total market capitalization surging above $4 tri...
Jul 21, 2025

Business
Bit Origin Buys Millions in Dogecoin After Revealing $500M Raise for DOGE Treasury
Publicly traded Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Bit Origin purchased around $10 million in Dogecoin (DOGE) to kick-start its meme coin treasury, the firm announced on Monday. The Singapore-based firm detailed plans last week for a fundraise valued at up to $500 million to purchase the leading meme coin, sending shares of BTOG up more than 90% on the news. “From our experience in mining, we understand the trade-offs that define proof-of-work systems. We see Dogecoin’s utility potential for m...
Jul 18, 2025

Markets
Public Keys: Coinbase and MSTR Break Records, and Who's Holding Strategy's Bitcoin Billions?
Public Keys is a weekly roundup from Decrypt that tracks the key publicly traded crypto companies. This week: We dig into who exactly is holding Strategy's Bitcoin billions, both Coinbase and Strategy rack up stock records, and more companies make crypto treasury moves. Custody short list There isn’t a public list of the custodians holding Strategy’s $70 billion worth of Bitcoin. But there’s strong evidence that the SEC knows. And Strategy has said enough in public filings that we were able to p...
Jul 18, 2025

Markets
XRP Leaves Dogecoin Chasing Its Tail, Ethereum in the Ether: Analysis
It’s been an eventful few days for cryptocurrency investors, especially for those with an appetite beyond just Bitcoin. The altcoins—crypto assets besides BTC—have come alive, with Dogecoin aficionados licking their chops, Ethereum believers reawakened, and XRP bulls running wild. Where do these coins go from here? Their individual numbers paint different pictures. But first, let’s zoom out: The crypto market is currently navigating a complex macroeconomic landscape where traditional markets con...
Jul 17, 2025

Business
Bitcoin Mining Firm Stock Spikes After $500 Million Raise for Dogecoin Treasury
Publicly traded firm Bit Origin, which is focused on Bitcoin mining infrastructure and investments, is raising $500 million to buy leading meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) as it builds its own digital assets treasury. The firm entered into agreements to sell up to $400 million in Class A ordinary shares, as well as up to $100 million in convertible debt. “Bit Origin is evolving beyond mining infrastructure to engage directly in the value and utility of digital assets,” said Bit Origin Chairman Jinghai...
Jul 17, 2025

Markets
XRP, Dogecoin Lead Altcoin Gains as Bitcoin Remains Flat
As Bitcoin takes a breather after climbing to fresh all-time highs earlier this week, altcoins are starting to outperform—with some posting double-digit gains. XRP was the star of the show during Thursday's trading, up 10% in 24 hours and trading at $3.26 at the time of writing. It's surged by 33% in the space of a week. Earlier this week, XRP broke free of its trading range and moved past key resistance levels. Just two days ago, XRP had captured market attention with its explosive move to $2.9...
Jul 16, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin Rises as Pump.fun Token, Official Trump and Melania Meme Coins Jump
Meme coins are once more rising, led by Dogecoin (DOGE), which has climbed 6.7% in the last 24 hours and now more than 18% on the week to $0.20. But other major meme coins have posted much larger gains on the day. Dogecoin, which ranks 8th among all cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, ranks second in the category with more than $5.7 billion in 24 hour trading volume, trailing only the Ethereum-based Pepe (PEPE) in that metric. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s official...
Jul 15, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin Leads Losses Amid ‘Profit Taking’ Following Bitcoin's All-Time High
The market giveth and the market taketh. It’s a sentiment that was in evidence Tuesday morning as the crypto market retreated sharply following Bitcoin's Monday rally to $123,000, with major digital assets experiencing widespread declines as traders took profits from recent gains. Dogecoin (DOGE) led the losses among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, plummeting 7% to $0.19 amid a broad-based selloff across the crypto market, as per CoinGecko data. Ethereum (ETH) fell 2.4% to under $3,0...
Jul 14, 2025

Markets
Altcoins XRP, SOL, DOGE Surge Following Bitcoin's New All-Time High
A stream of major altcoins rose on Monday morning, as leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin set a new all-time high of $122,838. The biggest gainer of the past 24 hours among the top 100 cryptocurrencies is Algorand, which has jumped by over 15%. It's closely followed by Sui, which has risen by 14.1% to a $13.7 billion market cap, according to CoinGecko. Larger altcoins have also seen gains, albeit slightly smaller, like XRP, which has climbed 7% on the day and over 30% on the week. Other tokens like...
Jul 13, 2025

Business
5 of the Weirdest Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum Treasury Pivots
A growing number of publicly traded companies are stockpiling digital assets in their corporate treasuries—a sign of growing interest in crypto as prices soar. But as more firms imitate software firm Strategy’s token-HODLing playbook, things have become weird. Several publicly traded companies with unorthodox operating businesses are beginning to add Bitcoin and other virtual currencies to their balance sheets. Noodle giants, love hotel operators, and telemedicine cannabis prescribers are amon...
Jul 11, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin Barks Up Huge Gains as Meme Coin Traders Await Pump.fun Token Sale
Dogecoin (DOGE) is pulling the meme coin market higher Friday, jumping 12% in the last 24 hours as traders prepare for Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun’s initial coin offering (ICO) for its PUMP token. Meme coins on the whole are outperforming the majors like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The category is up 13.9% in the last 24 hours according to data from CoinGecko, compared to gains of 4.9% and 6.6% for BTC and ETH, respectively. At a current price above $0.20, DOGE has now spiked 23% over the la...
Jul 10, 2025

Markets
PENGU, Dogecoin Lead Meme Coin Spike as Bitcoin Sets Another Record
Meme coins are charging higher as Bitcoin topped $113,000 for the first time Thursday, led by category leader Dogecoin (DOGE) and PENGU, the Solana-based token from the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem—which have climbed 7% and 29% respectively in the last 24 hours. The surge in PENGU to a price of $0.019 makes it the largest mover among the top 100 cryptocurrencies ranked by market cap, trailed closely by Solana meme coin Dogwifhat (WIF), which has jumped almost 14% in the last 24 hours to $1.01. Doge...
Jul 9, 2025

Business
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Thumzup Considering Dogecoin, XRP Buys as Trump Jr. Invests
Publicly traded social media marketing tech company Thumzup is exploring expanding its corporate treasury holdings beyond Bitcoin, considering whether to add other leading cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), the Ripple-linked XRP, and Ethereum (ETH). The Los Angeles-based firm received approval from its board on Wednesday to begin evaluating the potential upside of adding at least six additional digital assets to its corporate treasury: Dogecoin, Litecoin, Solana, XRP, Ethereum...
Jul 7, 2025

Markets
Dogecoin, Solana, Ethereum Drive Crypto Markets Higher as Bitcoin Stays Flat
The crypto markets started the new week in the green, with altcoins leading the charge Monday morning. Dogecoin was the best performer among the 10 biggest digital assets by market capitalization, up 3.4% at the time of writing. The meme coin’s performance could be linked to the news that billionaire Dogecoin fan Elon Musk is establishing a new political party, dubbed “The America Party," which will aim to provide an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans. In a late-night tweet session, t...
Jul 6, 2025

Long Reads
Elon Musk and Dogecoin: How the Billionaire Became the 'Dogefather'
With Dogecoin making a comeback late last year and early into 2025, some may be pondering: Where did the asset come from? What’s it for? And what’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk got to do with it? The original meme coin’s boom largely has the world’s richest man to thank. Musk’s obsession with shitposting helped boost the coin to a top 10 cryptocurrency. It’s been a wacky ride over the past few years, culminating in Musk's appointment to lead a government agency called DOGE—yes, really. But we'll explain...