Mark Cuban and Elon Musk are prominent pumpers of Dogecoin. Images: Shutterstock
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In brief
Dogecoin’s surge comes as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban announces special pricing for Dogecoin payments in his stores, and later calling it the strongest currency.
Musk tweets in support of Cuban, and Cuban fights Bitcoin maxis over Dogecoin.
Another boost for Doge has been the sponsorship deal of a Premier League soccer team to wear Dogecoin sponsorship on shirt sleeves.
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Dogecoin has jumped 12.5% since yesterday and 40.4% this week, currently trading for $0.33, according to data from CoinGecko.
The weekend surge comes as investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban praised the cryptocurrency, joined by none other than Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who’s single-handedly the greatest influence on DOGE pumps.
It began when Cuban announced Friday that Mavericks merchandise bought using Dogecoin would enjoy “special pricing.” It’s unclear whether this special pricing means that Doge holders will enjoy discounts or other offers, however.
Later in an interview with CNBC, he said, “the community for doge is the strongest when it comes to using it as a medium of exchange.”
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The comment made headlines, with CNBC tweeting, “Mark Cuban says dogecoin is the ‘strongest’ cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange.” The meme coin enjoyed a hefty 11% boost shortly after.
Elon Musk tweeted in reply, “I’ve been saying this for a while.”
“The point about DOGE that people miss is that DOGE's imperfections and simplicity are its greatest strengths. You can only use it to do 2 things: Spend It or HODL It. Both are easy to understand. And it's cheap to buy. Which makes it a community anyone can join and enjoy,” Cuban tweeted.
He also used the occasion to reveal his current Dogecoin holdings: A meager $494.
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The Mavs have what we sold in merch. I personally own $494 worth of DOGE
Stake.com, a sports betting site whose logo will appear on shirt fronts, is expected to pay at least £700,000 ($970,500) for the deal in an unnamed cryptocurrency. To create some buzz about the partnership, Stake.com also plans to give away 10 million DOGE (worth $3.3 million), possibly to spend on their platform.
