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Dogecoin

A memecoin cryptoasset based on a joke about the Shibu variety of dogs.

Dogecoin is an example of a crypto asset with no political imaginaries, no currency narrative, no pretense of use-value, no fundamental-value, and no narrative economics whatsoever. it is a pure manifestation of the greater-fool-theory with an investment thesis rooted purely in financial nihilism.

Dogecoin is part of a larger class of nihilistic investments based around a collective dog money theme

Properties

Dogecoin is not a currency.

Dogecoin is a speculative investment.

Dogecoin is deflationary.

Dogecoin has no fundamental-value.

Dogecoin has no use-value.

Dogecoin has no income-cashflows.

Dogecoin has a present-value of zero.

Dogecoin has a terminal-value of zero.

Dogecoin is a greater-fool-theory asset.

Dogecoin is a form of gambling.

Dogecoin is a non-productive investment.

Dogecoin has a negative expected-return.

Dogecoin is a security.

Dogecoin is a bubble.

Dogecoin investing is a zero-sum-game.

Dogecoin has a narrative-economics based on financial-nihilism

Dogecoin shares a payout structure similar to a ponzi-scheme.

Dogecoin is based on an environmentally destructive consensus algorithm known as Proof of Work mining.