Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) went through some wild swings over the past three years. The cryptocurrency was launched in 2013 as a parody of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) named after the Shiba Inu dog meme. It was only worth $0.01 at the beginning of 2021, but by May 8 of that year, it had soared to a record high of $0.73.

That rally was driven by two main tailwinds. First, a mix of social media buzz, low interest rates, and stimulus checks sparked a buying frenzy in cryptocurrencies, meme stocks, and other speculative investments in 2021. Second, celebrities like Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, and Snoop Dogg jumped on the bandwagon and promoted Dogecoin to their social media followers.

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