5 Shocking Facts About $DOGE

1. Born in under 2 hours—as a joke.

Dogecoin was created on December 6, 2013, by two software engineers who built it in about two hours, and they didn’t even consider environmental impact at the time. 

2. Unlimited supply = no cap.

Unlike Bitcoin’s limited supply, Dogecoin has no maximum cap. Its supply grows continuously by mining (10,000 DOGE per minute), making it inherently inflationary.  

3. The founder sold everything—and regret it?

Billy Markus, one of Dogecoin’s creators, sold his entire Dogecoin holdings in 2015 for enough to buy a used Honda Civic—what could have turned into a multi-million-dollar stash. 

4. Officially helped fund the moon.

In 2021, SpaceX accepted Dogecoin to fund a lunar mission—DOGE-1, a CubeSat satellite bound for the moon, marking the first-ever space mission paid entirely with crypto. 

5. Charity-driven from the start.

Long before memes ruled, the Dogecoin community raised $50,000 USD worth of DOGE in under two days to send Jamaica’s bobsled team to the 2014 Olympics—and later funded water wells in Kenya. 

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Why It Matters

These facts reveal Dogecoin’s wild journey—from a “joke” token to a cultural phenomenon, even reaching the moon (literally!). It shows how community—and memes—can redefine value in the crypto world.