Dogecoin now accepted via “Easy Dogecoin Gateway” by over 455 million WordPress websites
According to DogeDesignerUX/UI specialist and graphic designer at the Dogecoin Foundation, millions of WordPress websites can now accept Dogecoin using the “Easy Dogecoin Gateway” WooCommerce plugin built by Dogecoin developer known as “inevitable360”.
The plugin allows WordPress websites to accept Dogecoin payments simply by using Dogecoin addresses, without the need for any third-party payment processors, banks or additional fees. The plugin also uses the Google API to generate QR codes and the CoinGecko API to convert fiat into Dogecoin’s current price.
This could be seen as a positive for Dogecoin adoption, as WordPress is used by over 455 million websites in 2021, and that number is only growing.
Dogecoin adoption and use cases
In recent months, several discussions on Dogecoin use cases have surfaced. According to the Dogecoin Foundation, its sole aim is to make Dogecoin the global currency for the payment of goods and services.
As previously reported, DOGE was used to purchase a majority stake in the BIG3 Aliens league basketball team. Bill Lee, founder of the Dogecoin wallet MyDoge, purchased non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Aliens exclusively in DOGE, thereby offering a majority stake in the BIG3 team in return. As part of the deal, the MyDoge/Dogecoin branding will appear on Aliens team jerseys as well as Big3 events and broadcasts.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, recently stated that Dogecoin would gain more utility if more businesses accepted it. The billionaire also complimented tipping as a use case, saying that tipping creators with Dogecoin would be “nice.” Despite possible use cases in the Web3 sector, Musk claims that a bridge between Ethereum and Bitcoin is unnecessary.
However, Dogecoin creator Shibetoshi Nakamoto believes that the simplest and best use case for Dogecoin is still using Dogecoin for tips.
Dogecoin presently trades at $0.127, marginally up in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin tumbled alongside the rest of the market in a widespread selloff on May 5. Dogecoin now ranks 12th largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization, per CoinMarketCap data.
