In Pics: Celebrities who helped in Dogecoin’s rise

SUMMARY

Dogecoin has recently seen endorsement from celebrities including the billionaire American corporate heads to Hollywood stars among others. Here is a list of celebrities who have endorsed Dogecoin including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who has been posting funny messages around the cryptocurrency in a series of tweets.

By CNBCTV18.comApr 29, 2021 4:26:41 PM IST (Updated)

Dogecoin was initially meant to satirise the cryptocurrency hype and the speculative bubble. But the meme-currency has emerged as a serious player on its own with several celebrities hopping on board. It’s hard to decide whether the celebrities are genuinely endorsing the cryptocurrency represented by a classic meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog but every post on social media by them has helped to boost the value of Dogecoin.

Elon Musk - The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has been influential in the meme-currency's rise. One of his tweets, a meme play on Doge and Vogue, lead to an 800 percent rally in its value.

Snoop Dogg - The cultural icon and rapper had tweeted a picture of his R&G album cover with the doge replacing his face and name.

Kevin Jonas –In early February the eldest Jonas brother cryptically tweeted out "All I’m saying… $Doge.”

Gene Simmons - The bassist for the classic rock band Kiss has claimed that he owns six figures worth of Dogecoin.

Ben Phillips - The British YouTuber expressed his full support of Dogecoin even claiming that it would hit $2 by the end of the year in an interview with Forbes.

Marques Brownlee -The American Youtuber showed his endorsement of the meme-currency by sharing a photo of a Shiba Inu dog on Twitter and he had done a YouTuber video on Dogecoin.

Mark Cuban - The billionaire entrepreneur thinks investing in Dogecoin is a great way to teach economics and better than buying lottery tickets. The Dallas Mavericks owner takes Dogecoin payments for the team’s merchandise.

Lil' Yachty – American rapper Miles Park McCollum better known as Lil' Yachty, had urged the cryptocurrency to hit 10 cents in February.

Jake Paul - Internet celebrity turned boxer, Jake Paul got onto the Doge hype in mid-February, comparing Dogecoin’s potential to the market giant Bitcoin.

Vicky-Lee Valentino -The American actress known for Jono's New Show and TimeWarpers showed her support for the meme currency on her official Twitter account.