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Dogecoin’s chances of hitting $5 in 2021 near 20% as price hits record high

But bitcoin’s probability of hitting $100,000 in 2021 is falling

Betting odds from esports site Unikrn showed that dogecoin’s value is more likely to fall than rise
Betting odds from esports site Unikrn showed that dogecoin’s value is more likely to fall than rise Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/Getty Images

The likelihood of dogecoin reaching $5 in value this year is at 17%, according to bookmakers, as the meme coin’s price powers up on social media support.

Dogecoin reached a new record high of $0.54 as of 1:30pm BST on 4 May, having soared more than 39% in the last 24 hours. Retail traders have been piling into the cryptocurrency as it gained outspoken support from the likes of billionaires Mark Cuban and Elon Musk.

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