Dogecoin was as high as $0.00673467 Tuesday.

That seems like nothing compared to the $16,663 for one Bitcoin, but the meme-based cryptocurrency is having a moment.

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Look at this price chart from CoinGecko showing Dogecoin since it started in 2013. It's been going up and up -- growth in 2017 was pretty noticeable. Even if Dogecoin is far from even a penny, it's inching closer. Not even a week ago it was at $0.0038.

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Everyone's cheering on the joke currency. But with 112 billion coins it's getting more serious.

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Go get 'em, doge.

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