Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars

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29 January 2021

Twitter mentions of the dogecoin cryptocurrency rocketed to record levels after prices hit all-time highs Thursday.

  • According to digital asset data firm TheTIE, the massive volume of mentions over 24-hour period marked the altcoin out as the most tweeted cryptocurrency of all time.
  • Dogecoin surpassed previous tweet records for bitcoin set on Jan. 2, 2021, and Dec. 22, 2017, the firm said.
  • The shiba inu-themed coin has been experiencing a flurry of trading activity, possibly due to attention from members of Reddit trading groups like WallStreetBets and SatoshiStreetBets.
  • The price of DOGE rose to a new record of $0.078 Thursday, according to CoinGecko, before falling back to $0.037 at press time. Price are still up 197% over the last 24 hours.

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