The Good Tech Companies - House Of Doge Bringing Historic Dogecoin Partnership To The Indianapolis 500 - To Give Back
Episode Date: March 19, 2025This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/house-of-doge-bringing-historic-dogecoin-partnership-to-the-indianapolis-500-to-give-back. H...ouse of Doge, Dogecoin Foundation, IndyCar Driver DeFrancesco, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Launch Dogecoin Indy 500 Voting and Donation Platform - Letti Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #dogecoin, #chainwire, #press-release, #dogecoin-news, #blockchain-development, #crypto-exchange, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chainwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @chainwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. IndyCar driver Devlin DeFrancesco will donate $25,000 in Dogecoin to Riley Children’s Foundation in Indianapolis. The Indy 500 returns for its 109th running on Memorial Day weekend on May 25, drawing over 350,000 spectators in person and reaching a global audience in over 140 countries. Fans can vote on their favorite design and enter to win a Dogecoins wallet loaded with $1,000.
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House of Doge bringing historic Dogecoin partnership to the Indianapolis 500 to give back,
by Chainwire. Miami, Florida, March 19, 2025, Chainwire, Dogecoin Racing, launched by the
House of Doge and the Dogecoin Foundation is teaming up with NTTINDYCAR series driver Devlin
DeFranchesco and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing to bring Dogecoin to the iconic motorsports event, the Indy 500, while supporting a cause that is deeply personal to the team. 109th running on Memorial Day weekend on May 25, drawing over 350,000 spectators in person
and reaching a global audience in over 140 countries.
This year brings with it a historic partnership with the Dogecoin race car taking center stage,
empowering fans with the opportunity to vote on DeFranchesco's Indy 500 car design featuring
the iconic Dogecoin Shiba Inu.
Dogecoin, like DeFranchesco, was born fast, DeFranchesco was 15 weeks premature and weighed
just 1 pound at birth, given his last rights on two occasions, and spent 4 months in the
neonatal ICU before making a miraculous recovery.
Now, as a professional racecar driver, he's using his platform to give back to critically
ill children.
As part of this dogeTastic partnership,
DeFranchesco, a dog lover and Dogecoin fan, will personally donate $25,000 in Dogecoin to Riley
Children's Foundation in Indianapolis, aligned with Riley Children's Health, a leading pediatric
care center. This initiative also marks a historic moment in motorsport, as DeFranchesco has committed to receive $100,000 of his salary in Dogecoin.
A bold step forward for crypto adoption in professional sports.
Greater than, I first invested in Dogecoin in 2020 and drove everyone crazy, telling
anyone greater than who would listen that they needed to own it.
It's not only my favorite crypto, greater than but the plan to become a global currency
and drive payment adoption is greater than awesome.
I'm pumped to be part of the community and an ambassador for the greater than vision,"
Devlin shared.
Voting to bring an iconic Doge design to the Indy 500 track and make DogeHistory to celebrate
the making of Dogecoin history, House of Doge, the Dogecoin Foundation and Rahal Letterman
Lanigan Racing are launching a fan-powered contest, allowing the Dogecoin community to choose the official racecar-rapid helmet design
that Devlin will wear at the Indy 500.
From March 19 to March 25, fans can vote on their favorite design and enter Toan a Dogecoin
wallet loaded with $1,000.
Votes open today.
Three potential versions of the number 30 Dogecoin Honda include,
Filled Circle Blaze. This livery burns so hot, it makes the sun look like a nightlight.
Some say it was forged in the volcanic fires of Kilauea and once it hits the track,
all that's left behind is smoke, embers, and the shattered Dreamzofathers Filled Circle Turbo Wave.
This livery is so 80s, It comes with a free synthwave soundtrack
and a pair of neon sunglasses. Some say if you drive it at night, it glitches into a
parallel universe where Miami vice never ended and every race runs in slow motion with looping
palm trees in the background. Filled circle banana boost. This livery is so slippery, that
Mario's filing an official complaint. Powered by pure potassium, it's
sure to slip past the competition while making swift work of pesky turtle shells.
Dogenate. To Children's Health for a chance to win the ultimate collector's prize as part of this
partnership, House of Doge and the Dogecoin Foundation are rallying the Dogecoin community
to join DeFranchesco in making a real-world impact by supporting Children's Health.
In addition to casting a vote, contributions in Dogecoin to Rileys provide an opportunity
to win the Ultimate Collector's Prize.
The largest Dogecoin donor leading up to race day will receive an exclusive, one-of-a-kind
Indy 500 racing helmet, worn, and signed, by DeFranchesco himself during his Indy 500
qualifying run.
The Dogecoin-powered fundraising campaign will directly benefit Riley Children's Foundation,
which supports Riley Children's Health, home to one of the nation's top-ranked
neonatology programs B.U.S. News and World Report. The funds raised will help provide
life-saving medical care to newborns, including those born prematurely or with critical conditions
requiring immediate and specialized treatment.
House of Doge encourages the Dogecoin community tourists toward generosity, make history,
and support this incredible cause leading up to the Indy 500 on May 25.
Fans can vote and donate at dogecoin.com, IndyCar, about House of Doge the House of
Doge team believes the future of money is already digital, and with Dogecoin's speed and efficiency, it's the ideal solution for the modern financial ecosystem.
The team's goal is to make Dogecoin a widely accepted centralized currency for everyday use
worldwide. To achieve this, House of Doge focuses on aggregating Dogecoin liquidity through robust
operations in the U.S. creating a strategic reserve that
will support its seamless use in commerce and government transactions.
They are building the infrastructure necessary to ensure secure, efficient, and scalable
Dogecoin transactions.
About Dogecoin Foundation The Dogecoin Foundation is a non-profit organization
committed to develooping open-source technology that enhances Dogecoin's accessibility and utility as a part to peer digital currency.
About Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Zionsville, Ind.,
as co-owned by three-time IndyCar champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, former CBS Late Show host David Letterman, and MI Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan.
In 2025, the team will compete in its 34th year of competition and will attempt to add
to its 30 IndyCar wins, including 2004 Indy 500 from Pole with Buddy Rice and the 2020
Indy 500 with Takuma Sato, their 37 Poles, 112 podium finishes, and 1992 Series Championship.
Contact Communications Angela Gorman House of Dogangela at amuper.com.
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