https://apnews.com/db6a5715358d2ad6e96d0425a773fae6

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Cryptocurrency has officially gone to the dogs.

The recent trading frenzy over a digital token called Shiba Inu — commonly billed as a “meme” or joke coin — has vaulted the canine-themed cryptocurrency into the top ten most valuable digital assets by market value, hitting $40 billion and surpassing its cousin and apparent inspiration, Dogecoin.