Elon Musk offered Dogecoin founder Shibetoshi Nakamoto a position at the Department of Government Efficiency, leading to a 5% increase in Dogecoin's price and increased market attention.

The Dogecoin price has been getting boosts over the years thanks to social media stunts from Dogecoin ‘godfather’ Elon Musk. While simply being one of the biggest whales on the DOGE platform, he exacts massive influence on the token's price.

Taking their cue from Musk and the Trump administration, Missouri lawmakers also have decided to root out fraud, abuse and waste. To that end, the House and Senate government efficiency committees met jointly Monday to brainstorm ways to cut, modernize and streamline Missouri’s government.