Why This Voyager Ad For Crypto Trading Has Dogecoin Community All Excited

A new advertisement released by cryptocurrency trading platform Voyager Digital Ltd. VYGVF has the Dogecoin DOGE/USD community excited as the ad features the meme cryptocurrency’s mascot - a Shiba Inu dog.

What Happened: The new video campaign is called “New Best Friend” and features NFL superstar Rob Gronkowski, who is now a brand ambassador for Voyager, and a Shiba Inu. Notably, the ad does not feature Gronkowski’s well-known French bulldog, Ralphie.

Gronkowski is also seen asking in the ad, “Why do you keep pitching Doge?”

Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus, who goes by the username Shibetoshi Nakamoto on Twitter, noted that the use of Dogecoin and a Shiba Inu in the ad to literally advertise for all cryptocurrencies highlights the brand’s strength.

The tweet had 2,575 likes and was also retweeted 657 times, as at press time.

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Why It Matters: Created mainly as a joke in 2013, Dogecoin has shot to prominence this year, in major part due to endorsement from Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk. The meme cryptocurrency’s year-to-date gains are an impressive 4,142.9%.

The Shiba Inu breed is also seeing high demand from dog lovers, courtesy of Musk and the popularity of Dogecoin.

Price Action: Voyager Digital shares closed more than 4% lower in Friday’s trading at $13.29.

Dogecoin is down 1.0% during the last 24 hours, trading at $0.2396 at press time.

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