“Dogecoin” Is the Most-Googled Crypto in More US States Than Bitcoin

• Dogecoin was the most-googled in 23 states, including in Florida, Illinois and Michigan, according to financial advisor The Advisor Coach.
• The meme crypto’s widespread popularity was partly down to Tesla CEO Elon Musk who has cheered the token on this year.
• Bitcoin came in second place, while ether was third, according to the report.
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There’s no doubt that 2021 has been the Year of the Cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is being heralded as an inflation hedge on a par with gold and ether is rapidly becoming the cryptocurrency of choice for decentralized finance, play-to-earn games, digital collectors’ items, known as non-fungible tokens, and likely soon, the metaverse. 

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But it’s not either of these two cryptocurrencies that have captured the public’s imagination.

Dogecoin, which was founded by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmers in 2013 as a joke, has been the most searched-for cryptocurrency in the largest number of states so far this year, according to research by The Advisor Coach, a financial advisor. The coin, which is based on an internet meme of a Japanese Shiba Inu dog, was the most-googled in 23 states, including Florida, Illinois and Michigan. 

This year, it shot to prominence,…