Dogecoin's Official Account Celebrates Beachside Hot Dog Purchase With Crypto
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Beach Vibes and Crypto Payments
Dogecoin (DOGE)'s official X account couldn't resist commenting on a video showing real-world adoption of the memecoin. A Dutch user called The Dogecoin Family posted footage and photos of a beach food truck that accepts cryptocurrency for ice cream and hot dogs.
The setup included a sticker advertising that the hot dog stand accepts Bitcoin. "Sure is fun being accepting dogecoin & bitcoin for an ice-cream on the beach. Called fun and freedom," the user wrote.
The official Dogecoin handle responded with characteristic playfulness: "Paying for a hotdoge with dogecoin was not on the 2025 bingo card." The intentional misspelling of "hotdoge" was a nice touch.
The Payment Data Tells a Different Story
As fun as beach hot dog purchases sound, the broader payment data paints a less rosy picture. In October, DOGE represented just 4.61% of global payments processed by BitPay, one of the world's leading cryptocurrency payment processors. That's substantially behind Bitcoin (BTC) at 31.29% and even Litecoin (LTC) at 30.67%.
The trend isn't encouraging either. Dogecoin's share of total payments has been sliding throughout 2025, dropping from 6.19% in May down to 4.61% by October.
Rough Year for the Memecoin
The original dog-themed cryptocurrency, which still commands a market cap exceeding $19 billion, has faced serious headwinds this year. DOGE has plummeted 58% year-to-date, earning the dubious distinction of being the biggest loser among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
Price Action: At the time of writing, DOGE was trading at $0.2067, up 6.02% in the last 24 hours.
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