DogeBonk (CRYPTO: DOBO) says it has become the first cryptocurrency to be launched into space and took shots at Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s dream of achieving the feat by sending a Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)-funded mission into space next year.
What Happened: DogeBonk said on Twitter that it is “ officially the first meme coin in space.”
What a journey. We are officially the first meme coin in space https://t.co/vrR9f6tPFb#DogeBonk $DOBO #DOBO #SorryElon #FirstCryptoInSpace pic.twitter.com/UyU1kv63EC
— DogeBonk Token — Bonk the Doge! (@dogebonk_token) December 19, 2021
The project behind the token launched the cryptocurrency to the edge of space last week using a stratospheric weather balloon.
The Dogebonk launch event, which was partially funded using the DOBO cryptocurrency, was trending on Twitter under the #SorryElon hashtag. The event was streamed on Twitch on Sunday.
An onboard camera that accompanied the launch shows a banner that displays a Dogebonk meme “bonking” a Dogecoin symbol, while Musk is seen weeping.
The banner is seen floating at the edge of space, with the blue atmosphere of Earth and the sun in the background.
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Why It Matters: Space is commonly defined as all area that is 100 kilometers, or 62 miles, above sea level.
Posting a video, YouTuber Reid Williamson in June this year said he sent a physical representation of Dogecoin to space to celebrate Musk’s birthday.
Musk had tweeted on April Fool’s Day this year that his space company SpaceX will put a “literal Dogecoin on the literal moon.”
SpaceX is going to put a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2021
Canadian company Geometric Energy Corporation confirmed in May that its DOGE-1 mission to the moon would launch a lunar satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company added that the mission would be paid for using Dogecoin.
Musk said in June that a new space race has begun after cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex announced plans to send Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to the moon ahead of Dogecoin.
Price Action: DogeBonk is up 18.4% during the past 24 hours, trading at $0.0000001078 at press time. Dogecoin is down 3.8% during the 24-hour period to $0.1656.
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