I read the article, and I agree, I've read several posts back then here in the Altcoin Discussion board all about how Dogecoin was actually made just to become a meme, it was really intended to be a meme, and I thought that it only exists just for the laughs, I even introduced cryptocurrency to my friends using Dogecoin, since they love memes, I am sure that they'll try to actually try investing in it, later on, I never expected Dogecoin to go all the way to the moon, apparently, Elon Musk and several people were behind the skyrocket value of Doge, and my friends were still holding it, which means they gained a crazy profit after holding it for a while, Dogecoin really isn't a laughing matter or a meme anymore.
Yeah.. Dogecoin prices have went to the moon.. but that doesn't take away the fact that it is still a meme coin. The prices have fallen recently, as the euphoria created by overhyping from some of the celebrities is waning. In order to stay competitive, it needs to move away from its core function as a memecoin and find more acceptability as a mode of payment or as a speculative investment. It is not going to be easy, as there are far better coins in circulation for these purposes, with much advanced technology and algorithm.