The meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin fell as much as 29.5 percent, dropping to 49 cents at one point, as Elon Musk discussed it on Saturday Night Live. But what exactly is cryptocurrency? The New Yorker's Sheelah Kolhatkar explains.

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