Dogecoin (DOGE) vs XRP (XRP)

Dogecoin is a peer-to-peer digital payment network whose technological infrastructure is a derivative of Litecoin, which itself is a fork of Bitcoin. Dogecoin was launched in 2013 as a joke, intended to mock overly serious cryptocurrencies. The DOGE mascot is inspired by a meme (an Internet joke) featuring a Shiba Inu, a Japanese dog breed that became famous. Dogecoin quickly gained popularity, thus becoming the first "memecoin" in the cryptocurrency market.

The XRP Ledger is a distributed digital payment network that operates on a peer-to-peer basis, designed to facilitate international money transfers, making them faster and cheaper for banks and financial institutions. The native currency of this network is XRP, used to conduct payments and pay transaction fees. The XRP Ledger is supported by various independent organizations, the most famous of which is Ripple, an American company that has raised nearly $300 million in total.