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Dogecoin (/ ˈ d oʊ (d) ʒ k ɔɪ n / DOHJ-koyn or DOHZH-koyn, [2] Abbreviation: DOGE; sign: Ð) is a cryptocurrency created by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who decided to create a payment system as a joke, making fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies at the time. [3]
China based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS. 2014 MazaCoin: MZC BTC Oyate Initiative SHA-256d: C++ [39] PoW: The underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin. 2014 Monero: XMR Monero Core Team RandomX C++ [40] PoW
For instance, bitcoin fell 31%, Ethereum fell 44%, Binance Coin fell 32% and Dogecoin fell 30%. [137] Proof of work mining was the next focus, with regulators in popular mining regions citing the use of electricity generated from highly polluting sources such as coal to create bitcoin and Ethereum. [138]
Meme coins have surged in popularity since Elon Musk endorsed the use of Dogecoin, one of the first meme coins. [6] He continued to post tweets about Dogecoin in 2022, including one in January where he stated he would eat a Happy Meal from McDonald's on live TV if they started accepting Dogecoin as payment. [7] The risk of losing money is ...
Doge, DoGE or DOGE may refer to: Doge (title), a historical head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa; Doge (meme), an Internet meme primarily associated with the Shiba Inu breed of dog Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency named after the meme; Kabosu (dog), the dog portrayed in the original Doge image
Dogecoin started with an intended supply limit of Ð100 billion, which would have been far more coins than the top digital currencies were then allowing. By mid-2015, the 100 billionth Dogecoin had been mined, with an additional Ð5 billion put into circulation every year thereafter.
[24]: 215, 219–222 [95]: 3 If a single miner or pool controls more than 50% of the hashing power, it would allow them to censor transactions and double-spend coins. [64] In 2014, mining pool Ghash.io reached 51% mining power, causing safety concerns, but later voluntarily capped its power at 39.99% for the benefit of the whole network. [ 96 ]
Doge is an Internet meme from originally from 2013 characterized by Kabosu, a Shiba Inu, and broken English. A cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, is named after this meme and its logo bears an image of Kabosu. Another cryptocurrency is also named Shiba Inu after the breed.