Dogecoin trades near 10 cents. Its market cap sits around $16 billion. More than 170 billion tokens circulate with 5 billion more minted each year. The joke that became a household name now faces a simple question. What happens when digital assets move from fringe speculation to everyday finance? The Motley Fool asked exactly that in a recent analysis. Its verdict lands hard. Without fresh catalysts the original meme coin will likely fade as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana capture institutional capital and real-world use. ( The Motley Fool ) But the story doesn’t end there. Recent filings for spot Dogecoin ETFs have cleared early regulatory windows. Whale wallets hold record amounts. Payment experiments continue. So the outcome remains uncertain. And the numbers tell a tale of resilience mixed with stubborn limits. Created in 2013 as a lighthearted parody of Bitcoin, Dogecoin rode waves of celebrity attention. Elon Musk tweeted about it repeatedly. Mark Cuban and Snoop Dogg added their voices.…