http://www.newsweek.com/dogecoin-price-tracker-update-cryptocurrency-value-skyrockets-1565373

The value of Dogecoin, a joke cryptocurrency that launched back in 2013, hit record levels on Thursday. Its price rose by more than 800 percent, reaching around $0.082, which raised its market value to around $7 billion, according to Coindesk, which monitors cryptocurrency prices.

CoinMarketCap, which also looks at cryptocurrency values, reported Dogecoin's price rose by around 420 percent earlier on Thursday.