The Assorted Teachings of Dogecoin Created as a cryptocurrency parody in 2013, Dogecoin languished for years. Then, in 2021, it went absolutely wild. What have its holders learned? The price of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency created in 2013, is surging now.Credit...Richard Drew/Associated Press May 15, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET In 2013, two friends who met in a chat room created Dogecoin as a joke. Named after a meme of an expressive dog, it was meant to mock the self-serious cryptocurrencies of the time, many of which never took off. The joke did, though, and it spawned a community of enthusiasts who kept it alive for years — at a negligible price.