BofA Securities head of cryptocurrency and digital possessions Alkesh Shah stated he has “no idea” why Dogecoin ( CRYPTO: DOGE) has a market price of $36 billion.

What Happened: In a webinar hosted by Columbia Business School on March 16, Shah was speaking about the bank’s digital possession research study assessment of the leading 10 crypto tokens.

” I take a look at Dogecoin that has no usage case, and I have no concept why it’s $36 billion. I have no description,” he stated.

“Doesn’ t suggest it [DOGE] can’t be. If individuals wish to own it, they can.”

Shah’s remarks came as part of a wider conversation around the growing interest in altcoins, or coins besides Bitcoin ( CRYPTO: BTC), and their prospective to record more market share.

According to Shah, more individuals are taking a look at Ethereum ( CRYPTO: ETH), Solana ( CRYPTO: SOL), and Polkadot ( CRYPTO: DOT) as their usage cases broaden.

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Other Insights: Bank of America likewise evaluated retail interest by examining the variety of points out of crypto possessions on social networks platforms like Twitter Inc ( NYSE: TWTR) and Reddit

Its experts discovered that Shiba Inu ( CRYPTO: SHIB) saw the biggest quantity of interest with a month-to-month boost of 392% month over month, followed by DOGE which saw a 42% boost over the exact same duration.

“Shiba Inu, which you know really took off, again has no operating system real capabilities, which is smart contract capabilities, had the most mentions and the most market value,” he stated.

Why It Matters: Despite some market watchers’ viewed absence of energy, meme coins like DOGE and SHIB have actually frequently been a few of the very first crypto tokens to be accepted as a payment approach from significant merchants and business.

Tesla Inc ( NASDAQ: TSLA) accepts DOGE as payment for its online product while significant theatre chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc ( NYSE: AMC) started accepting SHIB and DOGE previously this month.

Price Action: It deserves keeping in mind that Dogecoin had a market cap of $16.1 billion, according to information from CoinMarket Cap. The meme-based cryptocurrency was trading at $0.122 at the time of composing, down 0.13% in the last 24 hours.

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