The meme crypto asset has risen from $0.0055 at the start of the year to almost $1.40 in 2021, a 72x return year-to-date. The Perpetual Swaps Volume of Dogecoin has broken beyond the $20 billion barrier once more, reaching levels not seen since May 14. The number of locations that have had DOGE for less than a month has nearly returned to its peak, which was attained in May of this year.