https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/30/crypto-investors-trump-pump-bitcoin-dogecoin > Some say they used bitcoin or Dogecoin to help reach goals such as affording to have a child or buy a house > Miles, a 37-year-old NHS doctor from London, has been trying to persuade friends to buy cryptocurrencies for years. In recent weeks, the “Trump pump” to crypto prices has left them envious. “They have watched in frustration as my gamble paid off,” he says.