SpaceX accepts Dogecoin as payment for DOGE-1 moon mission

Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch the DOGE-1 moon mission in the first quarter of 2022, with the company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency as payment. Geometric Energy Corporation announced the dogecoin-funded mission on Sunday, with DOGE-1 representing a 40 kilogram cube satellite flying as a payload on a Falcon 9 rocket. This comes after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk appeared on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," and called the cryptocurrency a "hustle."