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So what happened to the Dogecoin Millionaire? Turns out he's chasing a whole new meme now. Glauber Contessoto, the guy who became crypto famous back in 2021 when his Doge holdings hit seven figures, just made a bold move—he rage-quit Ethereum entirely and dumped everything into Pepe. Now he's sitting on roughly $1.116 million worth of the frog meme coin, officially earning himself the title of Pepe Millionaire. Wild, right? The story of what happened to the dogecoin millionaire is actually pretty interesting. He still holds around 5.2 million DOGE (worth about $572K at current prices), so he didn't abandon his original fortune—he just got bored and went all-in on something edgier. Back in spring 2024, Contessoto threw $100K each at three meme coins: Pepe, Brett, and Dogwifhat. Dogwifhat tanked 82% from its peak, but Pepe and Brett both popped off. Then in February, he decided Ethereum was trash and literally sold everything—hundreds of thousands of dollars—to go all-in on Pepe. The coin's up 36.96% since then, so the move paid off. But why the switch? Contessoto explained that Pepe is just as iconic as Doge, maybe even more universally recognizable. "Even if you don't know the name Pepe, you've seen the face," he said. "It's on forums, memes, Twitter, Reddit—everywhere." He likes that Pepe represents internet culture at its rawest, darker edge, versus Doge's wholesome "Do Only Good Everyday" vibe. Yeah, Pepe has baggage (the whole hate symbol thing from 2016), but Contessoto argues the meme itself isn't responsible for how people weaponized it. The documentary "Feels Good Man" showed how creator Matt Furie fought back, and even got a redemption moment when Hong Kong protestors used Pepe as a symbol of hope. Where is the dogecoin millionaire getting all this capital? Turns out he's been grinding. YouTube money in 2021, merch sales, documentary appearances, speaking gigs, social media sponsorships, and paid marketing campaigns for other projects. He's basically turned his meme coin fame into a full income stream. The real question now is whether he'll actually sell. He promised back in November he'd start dumping Doge when Bitcoin peaked, but Bitcoin hit multiple ATHs including May 2024 and he still didn't pull the trigger. This time he's adamant: "I'm not going past 2025 without selling at least half my Dogecoin." Yeah, we've heard that before. Meanwhile, Doge is up 20.34% over the last month, so his original stack is actually looking healthier than it was a few months ago. The what happened to the dogecoin millionaire saga continues—now he's chasing Brett and Floki next, aiming for a triple meme coin millionaire status. It's become his whole identity at this point, and honestly, it's kind of genius from a content perspective.