The Dogecoin price has experienced a significant increase of over 6% in the last 24 hours, reaching $0.08032, according to CoinMarketCap. This surge in momentum can be attributed to Astrobotic's announcement in May 2021, where they revealed the discovery of a Dogecoin that was submitted in 2015 during the integration of Moonboxes with the Peregrine lunar lander. Astrobotic expressed their excitement about Dogecoin's potential journey to the actual moon.
It is worth noting that Dogecoin's venture into space is not the first instance of cryptocurrency exploring the final frontier. Elon Musk initially conceptualized the idea of sending a physical Dogecoin to space due to his fascination with DOGE coins. This led to the DOGE-1 mission, which was planned to launch in 2021 but has faced delays as SpaceX, serving as the launch provider for Intuitive Machines, has experienced setbacks with its Nova-C mission.
In the past, blockchain company Blockstream utilized leased satellites to globally broadcast the Bitcoin Blockchain in 2017. Similarly, in 2021, aerospace company SpaceChain launched nodes into orbit and deployed a multisig Ethereum payload aboard a SpaceX rocket. SpaceChain's plans involve installing these payloads on the International Space Station.#crypto
The recent surge in Dogecoin's price and its potential journey to the moon, along with previous ventures of cryptocurrencies into space, highlight the continued intersection between crypto and space exploration.
