Assessing how Dogecoin [DOGE] has changed since its ATH last year

ambcrypto.com:

Dogecoin [DOGE], at its best, can be described as a blockchain with use cases particular to payments and transactions. According to many, the crypto has nothing more to offer. Without any DeFi capabilities, the existence of DOGE is just a joke, a joke that DogeFather continues to propagate.

For some, Dogecoin’s co-creator does not hold the right to call any other currently existing meme coin as a means to make founders rich. Especially since Dogecoin began that trend, even if the Foundation does not hold the majority of the supply.

Even though the likes of Shiba Inu are equally unworthy to many, the alt does have some use cases. Especially in the form of DeFi, staking, lending, and even extending to the Metaverse.

current “meme” coins: made to make founders rich.

we are not the same.

— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) May 17, 2022

But, what matters the most is if Dogecoin, just as an investment vehicle, is actually even a good option. And, the answer is a big NO.

Except for being a hyped-up token back in May 2021, DOGE had no other real value. Also, the people who invested in it then only did it out of FOMO.

Today marks one year since the crypto’s ATH. DOGE, at press time, was 87.25% below the 60 cent-mark. In fact, going forward, the altcoin’s ROI is only expected to get worse.

Dogecoin price action | Source: TradingView – AMBCrypto

Upon comparing DOGE’s one-year return on investments to popular cryptos such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, it can be stated that the memecoin is on the opposite