As seen on CoinMarketCap, the cryptocurrency market tumbled to widespread selling pressure on Feb. 24, with most altcoins plunging by more than 10%. Dogecoin tumbled nearly 17% to reach intraday lows of $0.106 before a slight rebound. Despite the price dip, DOGE profitability remains at 50% per IntoTheBlock metrics.

The IntoTheBlock Holder Composition by Time Held also suggests half or 50% of Dogecoin holders as mid-term investors. Forty-five percent of holders have held their LINK tokens for more than a year, while barely 6% have held them for less than a month.

Dogecoin price and adoption
At the time of writing, DOGE is trading at $0.113 per token, ranking 12th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization despite being down 17% on the day, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus recently took to Twitter to share that a new fast food restaurant inspired by the original meme cryptocurrency has emerged in Dubai, and it now accepts DOGE as payment for burgers and soda.

Sling TV, a streaming TV provider based in the United States and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dish Network , recently announced that it will take cryptocurrencies via BitPay. Subscribers of the virtual TV provider can now pay for their subscriptions using cryptocurrencies, such as Dogecoin via BitPay.