"When Bitcoin is too serious, and Shiba Inu too funny, Dogecoin remains the king of jokes that, by the way, are worth billions."
š What is Dogecoin? A Brief History with Dogs and Jokes
Launched in 2013 by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, DOGE started as a joke about the crypto craze, using the mascot of a Shiba Inu ('Doge') from viral memes. The technology? A Litecoin fork, with minor modifications:
- Infinite supply: 10,000 new DOGE created every minute ā maximum anti-deflation.