For much of the past decade, bitcoin miners expanding across the United States 
learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee 
social license. After China’s 2021 mining ban pushed activity stateside, 
projects in New York, Texas, Arkansas and Kentucky were met with complaints 
over noise, power prices and environmental impact—often after […]

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Institutional demand for Bitcoin remained flat as the legacy crypto briefly 
lost another key support level ahead of the Bank of Japan interest rate 
decision. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs in the 
U.S. recorded $32…

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RALPH, an AI-themed meme coin tied to the “Ralph Wiggum” prompting trend, 
crashed after a wallet linked to developer Geoffrey Huntley sold a large 
tranche of tokens in under an hour, reigniting concerns over meme coin 
liquidity, developer incentives, and…

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The proposal would fund the reserve using unclaimed crypto and staking rewards 
rather than direct state Bitcoin purchases.

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21Shares has announced the launch of the first spot DOGE Exchange-Traded Fund 
(ETF) backed by the Dogecoin Foundation, aiming to offer investors regulated, 
physically backed access to the largest memecoin by market capitalization. 
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BTC Erases 2026 Gains Dogecoin Goes From Memecoin To Wall Street On Wednesday, 
financial services company 21Shares announced the launch of its 21Shares 
Dogecoin ETF (TDOG) on Nasdaq to provide “a new way to gain physically-backed 
DOGE exposure in traditional portfolios.” According to the announcement, the 
firm’s DOGE ETF is the only investment product of its category to be 
officially endorsed by the Dogecoin Foundation, the nonprofit organization 
dedicated to supporting the ecosystem’s development. Notably, two other spot 
DOGE ETFs are live: Grayscale’s GDOG and Bitwise’s BWOW. As reported by 
NewsBTC, the funds debuted in late November, becoming the first DOGE ETFs in 
the US market. TDOG’s launch builds on 21Shares’ collaboration with the House 
of Doge, the corporate arm of the foundation supporting the ecosystem, to 
create new opportunities across the Dogecoin ecosystem. The newly launched 
product will offer investors direct exposure to DOGE through a fully backed, 
transparent, and exchange-traded vehicle, holding the asset on a 1:1 basis in 
institutional-grade custody. Regarding its decision to launch a DOGE ETF, 
21Shares affirmed that the memecoin “captures the spirit of internet culture 
and continues to evolve in our digital economy.” Moreover, the firm argued 
that it has “helped onboard many new users to crypto, and for many people, 
this may serve as their first step into crypto.” Federico Brokate, 21Shares’s 
Global Head of Business Development, stated that “Dogecoin is a unique asset 
with a global community and expanding real-world use cases,” adding that “TDOG 
offers investors regulated, physically backed exposure to DOGE through an ETF 
structure they already understand and trust.” DOGE Prepares For New Rally 
Analyst Bitcoinsensus suggested that the leading memecoin “could be on for a 
massive rally to the upside” based on its performance throughout this cycle. 
The market watcher explained that the cryptocurrency has been experiencing 
“mini cycles” since 2023, which have led to “bigger and bigger rallies.” 
According to the chart, after its late 2022 pump, Dogecoin consolidated within 
a tight range before a 190% breakout in early 2024. Similarly, the memecoin 
repeated the same pattern throughout 2024, accumulating for months before a 
480% breakout at the end of that year. Now, DOGE has been consolidating within 
the $0.125-$0.280 price range for nearly a year, leading the analyst to 
believe that a breakout towards a higher target near the $0.750 level is 
possible. Meanwhile, Trader Tardigrade also suggested that Dogecoin may be 
preparing for a massive breakout as it appears to be following its performance 
between late 2022 and 2024. Related Reading: BitMine’s Ethereum Holdings Near 
3.5% Supply Milestone As ETH Falls Below $3,000 At the time, the 
cryptocurrency had apparently bottomed out but ultimately recorded another 
local low before reversing. Based on this, the analyst affirmed that the 
memecoin “might see a slightly lower low” in the coming weeks, before the next 
massive surge occurs. As of this writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.1249, a 
1.75% decline in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart 
from TradingView.com

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