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Markets

SHIB, DOGE Top Open Futures Rankings as Bitcoin Rally Spurs Risk-Taking

SHIB and DOGE have seen highest percentage growth in futures open interest since Nov. 1, outshining bitcoin and ether in a sign of increased investor risk appetite in the crypto market.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

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Doge Community 'Own The Doge' Is Installing Kabosu Dog’s Statue in Japan

Kabosu is the actual dog of the meme that inspired popular internet culture and tokens such as Dogecoin.

DOGE Meme (Atsuko Sato/Wikimedia)

Videos

PEPE Loses Nearly 80% of Its Value Since Peak in May

Meme coin PEPE fell 22% this week after losing nearly 80% of its value since its peak in May, according to CoinDesk Market Index data. This comes as data tracked by Velo Data shows that Dogecoin (DOGE) is sluggish this year as well, with most of the bearish pressure coming during European hours. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Dogecoin's 10% Decline This Year Led By Bearish European Hours

The meme coin has also tended to trend down during U.S. trading, but has seen positive returns during the Asia-Pacific day.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $29K, but Fundstrat's Tom Lee Sees $150K on ETF Approval

Altcoins are leading declines, with majors like DOGE, SOL and MATIC shedding 6-7% in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin falls back to $29K (CoinDesk)

Markets

Altcoin Plunge Leads Crypto Lower; Bitcoin Slips 0.7% to $29,150

Traditional markets fell sharply as well, with the major U.S. stock indexes shedding more than 1% on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Finance

Animated Series Futurama Takes Characters to 'Doge City,' Mocks Crypto Miners

In its latest episode, which aired on Aug. 7 on streaming platform Hulu, the characters attempt to make money by selling thallium, a toxic metal used to mine crypto in the shows, to crypto miners in “Doge City.”

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Markets

Dogecoin Registers Biggest Single-Day Gain in 4 Months, Futures Open Interest Tops $500M

DOGE jumped 10% on Tuesday, its biggest single-day percentage gain since April 3.

DOGE's daily chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Steady at $29.3K After Fed Rate Hike and Powell Press Conference

The U.S. central bank as expected lifted its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday afternoon.

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Finance

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”

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