In return for solving mathematical puzzles, dogecoin miners operating fast-running computers received anywhere from one dogecoin to hundreds of thousands of dogecoins. Then came Mr. Musk. “The idea of dogecoin being worth 8 cents is the same as GameStop being worth $325," said Mr. Markus, 38 years old. Dogecoin is “a completely strange name," he said, but he figured that Mr. Musk, who has about 45 million Twitter followers, added to its allure. “Buy dogecoin!

Source: Mint February 07, 2021 18:11 UTC