DOGE-2 MOON LAUNCH DELAYED AS ELON MUSK’S LATEST CRYPTOCURRENCY ROCKET FAILS TO ACCEPT BITCOIN
January 29, 2025 — The crypto community experienced a setback this morning as the innovative DOGE-2 space rover, designed to plant a physical Dogecoin flag on the lunar surface, faced a launch delay. Despite already overcoming significant technical hurdles, like building a blockchain-powered rocket, the mission was postponed due to an unforeseen complication: the onboard payment system declined Bitcoin payments for the last-minute premium seat tickets priced at only 250 BTC each.
The mission, which has been touted as 'one small step for Doge, one giant leap for memecoin kind,' aimed to cement Dogecoin's status as more than just your everyday jokey cryptocurrency. However, ambitions halted when the rocket’s proprietary payment gateway, 'BlockPay-io-extraterrestrial', failed to process a transaction during the critical countdown phase, citing 'unexpectedly low transaction fees' as the culprit.
Elon Musk, the whimsical billionaire behind the endeavor, remained optimistic despite the hiccup, tweeting: “Rocket is fueled by memes and dreams. Need better dreams, apparently. Revamping payment gateway advice accepted. Doge to moon soon!”
Sources close to Musk suggest that the payment system had been extensively tested with transactions consisting solely of Dogecoin and Kanye West's latest digital asset, YeeziCoin, but failed to anticipate a last-minute flurry of Bitcoin attempts. Industry experts have been quick to point out the irony, given that Bitcoin— cited for its slow transaction times in the past—was apparently too quick for Musk’s advanced lunar payment technology.
A spokesperson for SpacEx, the company responsible for implementing the blockchain technology in the lunar rover, stated, “The spirit of innovation sometimes comes with unexpected challenges. We assure the community that the lunar commerce capabilities will be fully operational in time for the next launch window!”
The mission, which has been touted as 'one small step for Doge, one giant leap for memecoin kind,' aimed to cement Dogecoin's status as more than just your everyday jokey cryptocurrency. However, ambitions halted when the rocket’s proprietary payment gateway, 'BlockPay-io-extraterrestrial', failed to process a transaction during the critical countdown phase, citing 'unexpectedly low transaction fees' as the culprit.
Elon Musk, the whimsical billionaire behind the endeavor, remained optimistic despite the hiccup, tweeting: “Rocket is fueled by memes and dreams. Need better dreams, apparently. Revamping payment gateway advice accepted. Doge to moon soon!”
Sources close to Musk suggest that the payment system had been extensively tested with transactions consisting solely of Dogecoin and Kanye West's latest digital asset, YeeziCoin, but failed to anticipate a last-minute flurry of Bitcoin attempts. Industry experts have been quick to point out the irony, given that Bitcoin— cited for its slow transaction times in the past—was apparently too quick for Musk’s advanced lunar payment technology.
A spokesperson for SpacEx, the company responsible for implementing the blockchain technology in the lunar rover, stated, “The spirit of innovation sometimes comes with unexpected challenges. We assure the community that the lunar commerce capabilities will be fully operational in time for the next launch window!”