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The meme is doing what memes do
Dogecoin’s official X account leaned right into the bit on Monday, replying to President Donald Trump’s lunar flex with a very DOGE line: “Ahem, there is a queue.” If you’ve ever wondered what a memecoin press release would look like after three energy drinks, well, this is basically it.
Why investors still care
The joke lands because Dogecoin’s brand has mutated from internet punchline to something that can still move screens, at least for a while. The coin was up 0.66% over 24 hours and 8% over the week at the time of writing, so the market is clearly still willing to play along.
The real catalyst hiding behind the joke
The article also brings up DOGE-1, the long-delayed lunar mission paid for entirely with Dogecoin and tied to SpaceX. Elon Musk has said the mission may go up next year, and the current target launch is Sept. 14 from Kennedy Space Center.
That’s the part investors should watch. Memecoin price action can run on vibes, but a real launch date gives the story a heartbeat. If DOGE-1 gets closer to liftoff, Dogecoin traders may get another excuse to treat “to the moon” like a literal timeline instead of a meme.
Big picture: Dogecoin still trades like a joke with a cult following — and sometimes that’s enough to matter.