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‘I just became a dogecoin millionaire’: This 33-year-old invested his savings in the meme cryptocurrency with inspiration from Elon Musk
Glauber Contessoto says that on April 15 at 6:00 p.m. PDT, he became a dogecoin millionaire. “I was up all night staring at my screen,” Contessoto, 33, tells CNBC Make It. After learning about the meme cryptocurrency on Reddit, Contessoto says he invested over $180,000 in dogecoin on Feb. 5, when it was priced at about 4.5 cents. Contessoto was intrigued by dogecoin for a few reasons. For one, he loved the Reddit community surrounding the digital coin, as its base had grown substantially since dogecoin’s creation as a joke in 2013. He also appreciated that it was inspired by the Shiba Inu “Doge” meme, he ... (full story)
