The Community Looked Back at DOGE’s Growth After Its Launch 9 Years Ago Today. The “original” meme coin was launched nine years ago today, and its growth and resilience despite the meme coin status have stunned several investors. Dogecoin (DOGE) has come a long way for an asset that originally began as a joke based The post Today First Dogecoin Block Was Mined 9 Years Ago first appeared on The Crypto Basic .