I've been asked this several times, so here's one answer for everyone.
Dogecoin (DOGE) was launched in December 2013, originally as a joke by two programmers.
One of the main reasons meme coins are so volatile is that they have no fundamentals to anchor their value. When attention shifts elsewhere, their prices often drop quickly.
$DOGE was one of the earliest meme coins to break into the mainstream.
What would you like to see next? Contracts or something else?