Elon Musk and Mark Cuban agree on one thing: Dogecoin is no longer a joke


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Dogecoin was quite literally meant to be a joke. Yet 11 years into its existence, a punchline is emerging that no one expected: The token has become surprisingly popular among businesses looking to accept crypto for real-world purchases. — Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash

At Williamsburg Pizza in New York, there is only one cryptocurrency you can use to pay for your pie: Dogecoin.

You can also use the memecoin to buy a beer and the “famous wings”, or maybe a “Barry Bonds Homerun Baked Potato”, at the University Sports Grill in Tempe, Arizona. And even the most high-profile fan of Dogecoin, Elon Musk, has floated the idea of once again accepting the token as payments for Tesla merch.

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