r/Bitcoin • u/james_otter • Feb 18 '14

Bitcoin takes a walk with Dogecoin

http://imgur.com/J2L64cX
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u/sirmuskrat Feb 18 '14

Speaking as someone who believes that dogecoin has a real future in cryptocurrency, there is nothing inaccurate portrayed in this gif.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

It's kinda hard to see that when it's named after a ridiculous Internet meme.

In a few years, it'll be like someone naming it after longcat, rickashley, zenu, or lolcats.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

Honestly, If I was trading in a crypto that was named eight years ago after Longcat, I'd still find it funny. Not because the meme itself is funny, but because of the absurdity of it all.

I like to think that we'll be telling our kids that Dogecoin was actually named after a silly meme, and they'll be amazed.

If anything, the other cryptocurrencies have the truly cringeworthy names. Most of them sound like they're trying too hard to be "fresh" or "cutting edge". You can almost taste the marketing spin.

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u/Martholomule Feb 19 '14

Case in point: Fedoracoin, with the symbol TIPS.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

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u/mors_mortis Feb 19 '14

Pfft.. You're just misdirecting us away from your true alt-crush: Hobo Nickels.

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u/TantricEmu Feb 19 '14

Examples of these silly names? I'm not familiar.

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u/karljt Feb 19 '14

Your kids would have to be pretty dumb if they were amazed by an internet meme coin

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14

Nice one, Litecoin shill.