Here’s what nobody wants to admit: Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have become the IBM and Microsoft of meme coins – respected, stable, but incapable of delivering the explosive returns that built their reputations. DOGE‘s recent 5.9% weekly gain to $0.251 and SHIB‘s 3.5% rise represent solid performance for traditional assets, but catastrophically underwhelming for traders who entered crypto seeking 10x to 1000x opportunities.