🐕🦺 #Dogecoin — the meme currency created for smiles
🗓️ Official launch date: December 6, 2013
👥 Creators:
Billy Markus (IBM engineer)
Jackson Palmer (Adobe marketer)
🎯 **What is it for?**
Dogecoin was originally conceived as a joke and a parody of the crypto market, inspired by the internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog. But it quickly turned into one of the most recognizable cryptocurrencies with a strong community.
💡 Features:
Instant transaction confirmation — ~1 minute per block (compared to Bitcoin — 10 min)
Inflation — issuance of ~10,000 DOGE every 60 seconds, with no cap on total supply
Relevance thanks to an active community, charitable initiatives, and official project support
📈 Briefly about the current situation:
Dogecoin ranks in the top-10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization (~30 billion USD) and popularity on exchanges like Binance and Coinbase
The driving force — is not innovative code, but the community, memes, and hype
DOGE is actively used as a means for “tips,” donations, micropayments, and charity
