Dogecoin is back in the news amid murmurs well known DOGE fan Elon Musk is looking to launch financial services to compete with traditional banks on X (formerly Twitter) next year. But what is dogecoin and why is this speculation so potentially important for the cryptocurrency?
What is dogecoin?
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