Coins like Dogecoin based off of the Shiba Inu dog from
the Internet Doge meme, Jesus Coin, Garlicoin, and Useless Ethereum Token, which literally describes itself as useless would all fall under this joke currency category.
Not exact matches
The
internet - theme is appropriate, given that new fads pop up like groundhogs every couple of months, from
doge to «sexy felon» Jeremy Meeks.
The root for Dogecoin's name lies with a popular
internet meme,
DOGE.
Nowadays, Shiba Inus are notable because of the
doge meme that took the
Internet by storm.
Dogecoin has been used as a payment form in several cases: the weather forecasting website (and mobile app)
Doge Weather requests tips in dogecoins to maintain its activity; a man tried to sell his house for $ 135,000 in dogecoins back in 2014; Australian porn star Angela White set up a payment system in dogecoins, allowing viewers to visit her website; and of course the
internet currency has been used in gambling.The Sun - Times Media Group, which has already accepted Bitcoin payments, has reportedly planned to implement dogecoin tipping for its writers
Its association with a cryptocurrency came about in 2014 and the rest is history — although
Doge and its various memes would have provided constant
internet joys with or without a virtual currency.