Dogecoin Trader Who Made $250K Spends It All On Donations, Drugs, Concerts, Tattoos...And Takes Her Last $4K To Buy More

Khyathi Dalal

June 08, 2024

A pseudonymous cryptocurrency trader shared a cautionary tale about the dangers of sudden wealth from cryptocurrency and meme coin trading.

What Happened: The story involves a girl who made $250,000 from Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and some from Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), GameStop (CRYPTO: GME) and AMC (CRYPTO: AMC) but squandered it within six months. In 2021, she had invested $6,000 and in the next six months experienced highs when the meme coins peaked.

Girl makes $250k on doge

Proceeds to spend it at all in 6 months on donations, drugs, concerts, tattoos, etc.

Goes crazy, gets hospitalized, loses her job, friends, etc. and doesn't have enough left to pay taxes

Takes her last $4k and buys more 😂 pic.twitter.com/hEL9Nv5vaA
— DCF GOD (@dcfgod) May 31, 2024

According to the tweet, she spent the money on donations, drugs, concerts, tattoos and more. Her reckless spending led to a series of unfortunate events, including hospitalization, job loss and the loss of friends.

She also found herself unable to pay taxes and in 2022 she ultimately took her last $4,000 to buy more cryptocurrency. She does not plan to sell it anymore.

Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference

Also Read: Trader Sketches ‘Somewhat Safe’ Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Investment Ideas For 4 To 7 Figure Portfolios

Why It Matters: The story shared by DCF GOD is a poignant example of how sudden wealth, particularly from speculative investments like Dogecoin, can lead to financial ruin if not managed wisely. As cryptocurrency continues to gain popularity, stories like these serve as cautionary tales for new investors.

The volatility of assets like Dogecoin can lead to significant gains, but without proper financial management, those gains can quickly turn into losses. In the past month, DOGE witnessed a 3.5% drop.

IntoTheBlock noted a 41% increase in large transaction volume, while transactions greater than $100,000 surged from 311 transactions as of June 5 to 375 transactions as of June 6. Holders making a profit at current levels increased to 84% from 83% earlier.

What’s Next: The influence of meme coins and Bitcoin as an institutional asset class is expected to be thoroughly explored at Benzinga’s upcoming Future of Digital Assets event on Nov. 19.

Read Next: Will Dogecoin’s Price Discovery Follow Bitcoin Like It Did Historically?

This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.

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