Dogecoin (DOGE) is based on the popular doge Internet meme and features a Shiba Inu on its logo. The open-source digital currency was created by Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon and Jackson Palmer from Sydney, Australia, and was forked from Litecoin in December 2013. Dogecoin's creators envisaged it as a fun, light-hearted cryptocurrency that would have greater appeal beyond the core Bitcoin audience, since it was based on a dog meme. Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted several tweets on social media that Dogecoin is his favorite coin.

Dogecoin differs from Bitcoin's proof-of-work protocol in several ways, one of which is by using Scrypt technology. The altcoin has also a block time of 1 minute, and the total supply is uncapped, which means that there is no limit to the number of Dogecoin that can be mined. You can mine Dogecoin either solo, or by joining a mining pool. A Doge miner can mine the digital currency on Windows, Mac or Linux, and with a GPU. As of 2014, you can also mine Litecoin in the same process of mining Dogecoin, as the processes were merged.

Dogecoin est principalement utilisé comme système de pourboire sur Reddit et Twitter pour récompenser la création ou le partage de contenu de qualité. Vous pouvez gagner des pourboires Dogecoin en participant à des communautés qui utilisent la monnaie numérique, ou vous pouvez gagner du Dogecoin à partir des robinets Dogecoin. Un robinet Dogecoin est un site Web qui vous donnera une introduction gratuite au Dogecoin en tant que devise avec un petit montant afin que vous puissiez commencer à interagir dans la communauté Dogecoin.

Vous pouvez vendre ou acheter du Dogecoin sur n’importe quelle bourse proposant la monnaie numérique, la stocker sur une bourse ou un portefeuille Dogecoin et donner un pourboire à Dogecoin dans n’importe quelle communauté qui accepte Dogecoin. Pour la dernière liste des bourses et des paires de trading pour cette crypto-monnaie, cliquez sur notre onglet « Paires de marchés ».

Weeks after the release of Dogecoin Core version 1.14.6, core developer Michi Lumin announced the launch of Libdogecoin, a C-library of the network’s building blocks.Libdogecoin would allow developers to build Dogecoin-compliant products `without needing to worry about the deeper specifics of the crypto functions.` This means that less technical members can easily design products that comply with Dogecoin standards.Since the update is a pure library, it will not provide a `runnable` node facility. However, Libdogecoin will support multiple languages, including Python, Node.js and Ruby.

The success of Dogecoin is closely intertwined with Elon Musk's passion for it. Musk began tweeting about Dogecoin in early 2021, sharing a Lion King DOGE meme. That kickstarted a furious DOGE rally — with temporary dips — that culminated in Musk's appearance on Saturday Night Live.After the SNL appearance, DOGE crashed despite Musk's promises to moon its price. In the following months, Musk seemed to lose interest, and the price of DOGE has tumbled over 70% from its all-time high. However, Musk still wields power over Dogecoin, as occasional tweets indicate.

In 2014, a not-for-profit foundation was formed by members of the Dogecoin team to provide support, advocacy, trademark protection and governance for the cryptocurrency project. However, the foundation was dissolved over time.After several years of being inactive, the foundation was relaunched in 2021 with a “renewed focus on supporting the Dogecoin Ecosystem, community and promoting the future of the Dogecoin Blockchain.” In addition to some of the original core team, the project now has some seasoned industry players as part of its board of advisors.According to the foundation’s website, members of the board will meet monthly to discuss issues relating to Dogecoin.In regards to its advisors, the group is made up of Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, the project’s core developer Max Keller, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and Elon Musk as represented by the head of the Musk’s family office, Jared Birchall.Members of the Board of Advisors will function in various capacities. While Keller will serve as the project’s technical advisor, Markus will be in charge of the community and memes. Meanwhile, Buterin will function as the blockchain and crypto advisor for the foundation, and Birchall will represent Elon Musk as legal and financial advisor.As a first assignment, the Board of Advisors will be working to secure three-year funding that would allow it to employ a small, dedicated staff to work on Dogecoin full-time. Up until now, the work on the ecosystem has been done by volunteers.

En raison de ses faibles frais de transaction et du soutien constant d’Elon Musk, de nombreuses entreprises traditionnelles ont commencé à utiliser Dogecoin comme option de paiement. Voici une liste de quelques sociétés acceptant actuellement les paiements Dogecoin : Tesla, AMC Theatres, GameStop, airBaltic, Dallas Mavericks, EasyDNS, Newegg, Twitch.