One standout example is Dogecoin (DOGE). Born in 2013 as a joke based on a Shiba Inu meme, Dogecoin was never meant to be serious. It chugged along with minimal value, often trading at fractions of a cent, and by 2018, many wrote it off as a relic of early crypto hype. Its market cap was under $100 million, and it looked like a ghost coin with no real use case or dev activity. Fast forward to 2020-2021, and DOGE shocked everyone. A mix of community fervor on Reddit (r/WallStreetBets), X posts, and Elon Musk’s relentless tweeting (“to the moon!”) sparked a frenzy. Developers started dusting off the code, pushing updates to improve transaction speed and lower fees. By May 2021, DOGE hit an all-time high of $0.74, a mind-blowing 29,000% surge from its 2020 low of $0.0025, with a market cap topping $90 billion. Even now, in 2025, it’s still kicking, trading around $0.20-$0.30 with active community support and devs exploring payment use cases. Posts on X still hype DOGE as a “people’s coin,” and its resilience comes from that grassroots energy plus Musk’s occasional nods.y.


 Any thoughts on these, or are you fishing for a more obscure gem? Also, what’s your take on why Terra/LUNA and FTT are beyond saving? Spill the tea! 😄