{"id":112441,"date":"2021-04-19T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=112441"},"modified":"2021-04-19T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T15:37:41","slug":"as-bitcoin-tumbles-dogecoin-fans-want-to-make-dogeday-happen-on-april-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/as-bitcoin-tumbles-dogecoin-fans-want-to-make-dogeday-happen-on-april-20\/","title":{"rendered":"As Bitcoin tumbles, Dogecoin fans want to make ‘DogeDay’ happen on April 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
With the price of Bitcoin slumping over the weekend, fans of the popular spoof cryptocurrency Dogecoin are hoping to make April 20 “Doge Day.”<\/p>\n
Posts on sites like Twitter and Reddit are urging fans of Dogecoin to celebrate “Doge Day” by buying up the digital coins based on a meme starring a Shiba Inu, a dog breed with a fox-like appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As of Monday morning, the price of Dogecoin is at 37\u00a0cents, up 24%, according to the digital currency exchange Coinbase.<\/p>\n
“Don’t forget to buy your Dogecoin while it’s low! Buy and hold. Don’t panic sell. Together, we can get Dogecoin to the moon!,” reads a post on Reddit from a user who goes by the handle dngray.<\/p>\n
The topic #DogeDay is trending on Twitter, with several posts urging support for Dogecoin.<\/p>\n
Waking up to see #Doge going to the \ud83d\ude80 bc #DogeDay420#DogeDay like:
pic.twitter.com\/uUhumIwzCU<\/p>\n
It is never too late to get into the Doge community. <\/p>\n
We support everyone. The individuals joining at $0.42 and just as important to us as the individuals who have been here since $0.004.#DogeDay420#DogeDay#dogecoinpic.twitter.com\/g43f2LSTwt<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd2a\ud83e\udd11\ud83e\udd2a\ud83e\udd11\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 tomorrow is going to be amazing #DogeDay#DogeDay420pic.twitter.com\/1AxAQhZmh8<\/p>\n
McDonald’s and BTS team up: <\/strong>Fast food chain launching The BTS meal May 26<\/span><\/p>\n Small business: <\/strong>Shaken by COVID, a pair of LA bartenders found a way to stir up more business<\/span><\/p>\n Dogecoin \u2013 created as a joke poking fun at the rise of digital currency \u2013 has soared more than 400% in the past week and skyrocketed by more than 5,000% since the start of the year.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s price dropped 15% late Saturday days after hitting record highs. The plunge was the cryptocurrency’s biggest since February.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A screengrab from the dogecoin.com website. One of the Dogecoin founders told a cryptocurrency news site that the token's rise makes him worry about market excess. (Photo: dogecoin.com)<\/span><\/p>\n Jessica Menton contributed to this report. Follow Brett Molina on Twitter: @brettmolina23.<\/em><\/p>\n