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Such Cryptocurrency. So Amaze. : The Indicator from Planet Money Dogecoin, a bitcoin spinoff created as a joke, is now worth $1.4 billion. The coin's creator tells us how the joke became real — and explains why he has mixed feelings about the whole thing.
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Such Cryptocurrency. So Amaze.

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Such Cryptocurrency. So Amaze.

The Indicator from Planet Money

Such Cryptocurrency. So Amaze.

Such Cryptocurrency. So Amaze.

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Dogecoin, a bitcoin spinoff created as a joke, is now worth $1.4 billion. The coin's creator tells us how the joke became real — and explains why he has mixed feelings about the whole thing.