http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cryptocurrency-news-round-dogecoins-price-rockets-bitcoin-stabilises-darkcoin-drops-1462583Other major cryptocurrencies have had mixed fortunes, with dogecoin seeing a rise in value of almost 25% over the last 24 hours and the beleaguered darkcoin falling a further 12.5% in value.
It is too early to tell what has caused the significant surge in dogecoin prices, with some members of dogecoin forums suggesting a "pump and dump" triggered by Chinese investors, while others have given a nod to the often arbitrary nature of such events by linking it to the price of pineapples.