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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 theme.

Properties

Dogecoin is not a currency.

Dogecoin is a speculative investment.

Dogecoin is deflationary.

Dogecoin is a bearer instrument.

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 energy intensive consensus algorithm known as Proof of Work mining.