Why is Dogecoin going up? Is Doge the future of Twitter?

Dogecoin (DOGE/USD) shot up by a staggering 200%+ in the past week, rallying from prices just above $0.06 to hit prices above $0.15 on Tuesday. The question is why DOGE is going up, with today’s uptick seeing the meme coin trend as one of the hottest cryptocurrencies today among the top coins by market cap.