Reddit Raises $55K in Dogecoin to Sponsor 'Underdog' NASCAR Driver

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Reddit Raises $55K in Dogecoin to Sponsor 'Underdog' NASCAR Driver
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If you didn't already think the Internet was truly weird, and totally amazing, the marriage of dogecoin and NASCAR will convince you.

Just over a week ago, Reddit (http://mashable.com/category/reddit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) user /u/Reddit_Racing (http://www.reddit.com/user/Reddit_Racing) **ticed that up-and-coming NASCAR driver Josh Wise was still without a sponsor, and proposed a crowdfunding effort to have dogecoin (http://mashable.com/category/dogecoin/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) sponsor Josh's car

See also: Dogecoin Is One Step Closer to Being Real Money (http://mashable.com/2014/02/01/dogecoins-dollars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that functions similarly to bitcoin (http://mashable.com/category/bitcoin/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), but it is based on the popular "Doge" Internet meme (http://mashable.com/category/internet-meme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss). For those unfamiliar with the popular dog, this Tweet exemplifies the typical language that has been associated with the wide-eyed pooch. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/dogecoin-sponsor-nascar-reddit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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