Dogecoin's challenges can't be overcome by one person alone The cryptocurrency industry is largely unregulated, and as a result, it's a breeding ground for nefarious activity. Well, they've contributed to the rapid erosion in trust for the cryptocurrency industry as a whole, and since Dogecoin is at the speculative end, that adds yet another hurdle the token has to vault to gain meaningful value. Next year might offer a more favorable climate for the cryptocurrency markets if inflation continues to fall and if interest rates stop rising, because that will give investors a little more appetite for risk.