Dogecoin price crashes 7% hours after Elon Musk reacts to DOGE founder mocking the bears

FXStreet
Updated
coverImg
Source: DepositPhotos

●Dogecoin price witnessed a fate similar to every other cryptocurrency on Monday,  crashing to $0.0944.


●Dogecoin founder Markus called out the bears' pessimism after DOGE charted a 12-month high this week.


●The ill-timed joke became the embodiment of irony as the meme coin crashed mere hours later.



Dogecoin price could not escape the effect of Bitcoin whale selling on Monday as the meme coin crashed along with the rest of the crypto market. While the crash itself was not surprising, the events that preceded it were, as the meme coin's founder, in a way, transpired, the big red candlestick.


Shibetoshi's bad joke


Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, who is better known as his X, formerly Twitter, alias Shibetoshi Nakamoto, could be seen mocking the bears in the early hours of Monday. Calling out the pessimists, Markus tweeted, "oh no crypto died everything is dead blah blah blah.”


This joke was met with applause by the community as well as the owner of X and DOGEfather, Elon Musk, as Dogecoin price at the time of the tweet was at a yearly high, trading at $0.1020.


Unfortunately, the timing of the joke could not have been worse as the meme coin, akin to the rest of the crypto market, crashed just hours later. As investigated by FXStreet, the likely reason for the crash was Bitcoin whales selling $671 million worth of BTC, which had a ripple effect on the crypto market.In a way, Markus transpired the crash that has now left DOGE vulnerable to an 11.5% crash.


Dogecoin price could see a further decline


Following the 7.35% crash on December 11, Dogecoin price fell below the support line of $0.959 to trade at $0.0944 at the time of writing. This level is crucial to DOGE as, in the past, this very line acted as resistance to the meme coin, which it failed to breach for nearly 11 months before successfully doing so in the last week.


This crash has now left the Dogecoin price open to a potential further decline that could see the altcoin losing the support of $0.900 as well. The next major support line is at $0.0840, falling to which would mark an 11.5% crash for the cryptocurrency.


DOGE/USD 1-day chart

DOGE/USD 1-day chart, Source: TradingView.


However, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator are still exhibiting some bullishness persisting in the market. This could support recovery that could help DOGE reclaim $0.0959 as a support floor. This would boost the meme coin back up to $0.1000 and initiate further increases.


* The content presented above, whether from a third party or not, is considered as general advice only.  This article should not be construed as containing investment advice, investment recommendations, an offer of or solicitation for any transactions in financial instruments.

goTop
quote
Do you find this article useful?
Related Articles
placeholder
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High at $112,000 – What’s Next?Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $112,000 on Tuesday, gaining nearly 3% on the day amid renewed optimism over monetary easing.
Author  Beincrypto
2 hours ago
Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $112,000 on Tuesday, gaining nearly 3% on the day amid renewed optimism over monetary easing.
placeholder
Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH surges 5% on Bitcoin's all-time high and GameSquare treasury announcementEthereum (ETH) rallied past $2,700 alongside the broader cryptocurrency market on Wednesday.
Author  FXStreet
2 hours ago
Ethereum (ETH) rallied past $2,700 alongside the broader cryptocurrency market on Wednesday.
placeholder
Bitcoin hits new high for the third time in 2025, buoyed by regulatory clarity and treasury demandBitcoin (BTC) raced past its previous high of $111,980 on Wednesday and has entered price discovery mode at the time of publication.
Author  FXStreet
2 hours ago
Bitcoin (BTC) raced past its previous high of $111,980 on Wednesday and has entered price discovery mode at the time of publication.
placeholder
Bitcoin hits a new all-time high of $112,052 amid Nvidia-led stock rallyBitcoin exploded to a record high of $112,052 late Wednesday afternoon, pushed up by a red-hot rally in tech stocks led by Nvidia.
Author  Cryptopolitan
2 hours ago
Bitcoin exploded to a record high of $112,052 late Wednesday afternoon, pushed up by a red-hot rally in tech stocks led by Nvidia.
placeholder
Solana Beats Ethereum and Tron With $271 Million in Q2 Network RevenueSolana continues solidifying its leading position in the crypto market, achieving network revenue exceeding $271 million in Q2 2025.
Author  Beincrypto
20 hours ago
Solana continues solidifying its leading position in the crypto market, achieving network revenue exceeding $271 million in Q2 2025.
Real-time Quote