Dogecoin Crowdfunds a NASCAR @ Talladega

[Magenta]

Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin, has a community that just raised 55,000 USD worth of Dogecoin to fund Josh Wise (#98) to race in the NASCAR Aaron's 499 at Talladega on May 4, 2014.

 

The sponsorship paint scheme is currently being decided, but one popular option is this:

 

 

 

For more details, see the Dogecoin subreddit at http://www.reddit.com/r/dogecoin/comments/21c5xq/doge4nascar_is_funded/

[dsayers]

I love all the ways--all the increasingly mainstream ways--that the ideas we accept and stand for in the FDR community are spreading throughout the world. It's like that scene in Hackers where the system is getting overloaded and the bad guys can't stop them.

 

Thanks for sharing this.

[Matt H]

This is great. I'll be at the race, and I can't wait to see this. I'll guess that among the 100K+ fans at the track, maybe 5 will know what that logo stands for. 

[cab21]

cool, that will be interesting to see what attention is gets.

[J-William]

that's cute

 

I like the black color scheme better than the white, I'm not sure an internet meme coin will really get noticed at a Nascarr event, but it's interesting to see nonetheless.

[Emman]

As a doggy person, I think these coins are a bit like dog food for humans. They are very political and taste kinda bitter...