When the world first met Dogecoin back in 2013, it was as much an internet joke as it was an actual cryptocurrency. Pulled out of a meme, it gained unexpected traction and built a foundation that began developing on humor, joking, and internet culture. But almost a decade later, there was Shiba Inu and reimagined the memecoin. Whereas it borrowed the joke-like beginnings from Dogecoin, Shiba Inu took the idea further with additional layers of innovation, simplicity of use, and community-driven growth that defined the next generation direction of memecoins. Shiba Inu Genesis: It Was More Than a Joke Coin