Dogecoin is an open-source digital currency based on the "Doge" meme that functions as a peer-to-peer medium for fast payments and digital tipping. Unlike projects backed by corporate entities, its value is driven by a global community, and the project is managed by a distributed group of volunteers and the non-profit Dogecoin Foundation rather than a formal company.
In practice, originally created in 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer as a market parody, the project held no public sale or venture capital rounds. In practice, the network operates as a fork of LuckyCoin, which itself was a fork of Litecoin, using a proof of work consensus mechanism. Latest snapshot shows market cap near $13,923,326,021, 24h volume around $1,026,966,551, 24h change down 2.25%. DexBrief is currently monitoring a live market route on BNB Chain. Live pricing and venue coverage on this page currently come from a single public market feed.
Public reference history for this asset dates back to 2013-12-08. Dogecoin's primary project footprint is tied to the Dogecoin network. Dogecoin is commonly screened under Smart Contract Platform, Proof of Work (PoW), and Dog-Themed. Official research surfaces on this page include a whitepaper or docs reference and open-source code links.