Currently Meme Coins Are More Popular Than Ever

目前 Meme 幣比以往任何時候都更受歡迎

For most cryptos, including meme coins, the winter of 2022 proved to be a somewhat difficult year. Despite this, the popularity of some contenders in the meme coin sector remained unaffected. This was especially seen for both the top dog-themed coins- DOGE and SHIB. 

對於大多數加密貨幣（包括 meme 幣）來說，2022 年冬天被證明是有些困難的一年。儘管如此，模因幣領域一些競爭者的受歡迎程度並未受到影響。這對於頂級的狗主題幣 DOGE 和 SHIB 來說尤其明顯。

Both SHIB and DOGE share similar faces and have been inspired by one of the most famous Internet memes of the 2010s— the Japanese “doge” Shiba Inu dog. Interestingly, it seems the huge popularity of these two meme coins has somewhat resulted in an influx of new meme currencies that keep popping up in the meme coin world.

SHIB 和 DOGE 都有相似的面孔，並且受到 2010 年代最著名的網路迷因之一——日本「doge」柴犬的啟發。有趣的是，這兩種迷因幣的巨大受歡迎似乎在某種程度上導致了新的迷因貨幣的湧入，這些貨幣不斷在迷因幣世界中湧現。

Today, Meme coins are more popular than ever and have led many people into a dilemma over which to choose amongst the two title holders in the meme coin sector. In this article, we will explore the significant distinctions between Shiba Inu and Dogecoin. 

如今，Meme 幣比以往任何時候都更受歡迎，並使許多人陷入了在 Meme 幣領域的兩個冠軍持有者中進行選擇的兩難境地。在本文中，我們將探討柴犬和狗狗幣之間的顯著差異。

Dogecoin

狗狗幣

Considered the first and original memecoin, Doge was created as a joke in the crypto world. The story goes on that when its two creators- software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer felt Bitcoin to be too complicated for any average user they launched Doge as a response in 2013 to make fun of it. However, despite that, it seemed to have struck a chord with crypto users and much to the founders’ surprise, it took no time for the currency to attain viral status.

Doge 被認為是第一個也是最初的 memecoin，它是作為加密世界中的一個笑話而創建的。故事還說，當它的兩位創造者——軟體工程師比利·馬庫斯和傑克遜·帕爾默覺得比特幣對於任何普通用戶來說都太複雜時，他們在2013 年推出了Doge 作為回應，以取笑它。然而，儘管如此，它似乎引起了加密貨幣用戶的共鳴，而且令創始人驚訝的是，這種貨幣很快就獲得了病毒式傳播。

It is no secret that the CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk has had a hand in it going viral with occasional tweets and endorsements. Much like Bitcoin, Dogecoin is based on a public, distributed ledger called the blockchain.

眾所周知，特斯拉汽車公司執行長馬斯克(Elon Musk)曾參與其中，偶爾發布的推文和認可也引起了人們的注意。與比特幣非常相似，狗狗幣是基於稱為區塊鏈的公共分散式帳本。

What makes the memecoin unique is that it uses inflation and is community-based. Also, unlike Bitcoin, Doge is infinitely circulating.

模因幣的獨特之處在於它利用通貨膨脹並且以社區為基礎。此外，與比特幣不同的是，Doge 是無限流通的。

Key Features of Dogecoin

狗狗幣的主要特點

• With a Japanese Shiba Inu dog as its logo, Dogecoin is known for its humour in the crypto world.

  狗狗幣以日本柴犬為標誌，在加密世界中以其幽默而聞名。

• Due to its one-minute transaction processing per block, it is suitable for daily use.

  由於每個區塊的交易處理時間為一分鐘，因此適合日常使用。

• It has low transaction fees and high supply, making it popular for micro transactions.

  它的交易費用低且供應量大，使其在小額交易中很受歡迎。

• Dogecoin is known to have a very supportive community that has helped the coin’s charitable side shine through despite its satirical origins. 

  眾所周知，狗狗幣擁有一個非常支持的社區，儘管其起源具有諷刺意味，但該社區還是幫助狗狗幣的慈善方面脫穎而出。

Shiba Inu 

柴犬

Introduced in 2020, Shiba Inu was created as a parody of Dogecoin, referring to itself as ‘the Dogecoin killer.’

Shiba Inu 於 2020 年推出，是對狗狗幣的模仿，自稱為「狗狗幣殺手」。

However, despite its late debut, it took very little time for the coin to gain immediate popularity and become viral. In mid-2021, Shiba Inu had for a brief period even managed to overshadow Dogecoin.  Unlike Dogecoin, which employs blockchain technology, Shiba Inu’s anonymous creator or group ‘Ryoshi’, chose to use an Ethereum blockchain, as an Ethereum-based alternative to Dogecoin. 

然而，儘管它首次亮相較晚，但它很快就迅速流行起來並迅速走紅。 2021 年中期，柴犬甚至一度超越了狗狗幣。與採用區塊鏈技術的狗狗幣不同，柴犬的匿名創建者或團體「Ryoshi」選擇使用以太坊區塊鏈，作為狗狗幣的基於以太坊的替代品。

Shiba Inu is one of the top ERC-20 tokens that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform’s reduction design causes a portion of each transaction to be burned, resulting in a decrease of available supply. 

Shiba Inu 是以太坊區塊鏈上運行的頂級 ERC-20 代幣之一。該平台的縮減設計會導致每筆交易的一部分被燒毀，從而導致可用供應減少。

Key features of Shiba Inu 

柴犬的主要特徵

• Shiba Inu is a community-based project that is decentralized and transparent.

  Shiba Inu 是一個以社區為基礎的項目，去中心化且透明。

• Each transaction in the platform burns a portion of the token’s supply, deflating its supply.

  平台中的每筆交易都會消耗一部分代幣供應，從而減少其供應。

• The meme currency uses Ethereum’s smart contracts to add new applications to its ecosystem.

  Meme 貨幣使用以太坊的智慧合約為其生態系統添加新的應用程式。

• Shiba Inu just so happens to be one small component of a bigger ecosystem that also includes- Shibarium, ShibSwap, Shiboshis, and the Shib Metaverse. 

  Shiba Inu 恰好是一個更大生態系統的一小部分，該生態系統還包括 Shibarium、ShibSwap、Shiboshis 和 Shib Metaverse。

Key Differences between Dogecoin and Shiba Inu

狗狗幣和柴犬之間的主要區別

Though Dogecoin inspired the development of Shiba Inu, and funnily enough both share the same dog breed face of a Shiba dog, there are however still certain aspects that differentiate both the memecoins from each other. 

儘管狗狗幣激發了柴犬的發展，有趣的是，兩者都擁有相同的柴犬品種的面孔，但仍然存在某些方面將這兩種模因幣區分開來。

1. Development

1. 發展

In 2013, Dogecoin was created using Bitcoin Technology and just like the latter currency deployed a ‘proof-of-work’ (PoW) mining method. Shiba Inu Coin on the other hand was created in 2020 using the Ethereum Network and deployed ‘proof-of-stake’ (PoS) technology. 

2013 年，狗狗幣是使用比特幣技術創建的，就像後者貨幣一樣，採用了「工作量證明」（PoW）挖礦方法。另一方面，柴犬幣是在 2020 年使用以太坊網路創建的，並部署了「股權證明」（PoS）技術。

Unlike Dogecoin which has its blockchain, Shiba Inu employs the Ethereum blockchain network. 

與擁有區塊鏈的狗狗幣不同，柴犬採用以太坊區塊鏈網路。

2. Market capitalization

2、市值

As of September 2023, Dogecoin’s market cap was USD 9,507,711,042, compared to USD 4,714,605,984 for Shiba Inu Coins. Also, Shiba Inu’s current worth was USD 0.000008, while, Dogecoin was at USD 0.68. 

截至 2023 年 9 月，狗狗幣的市值為 9,507,711,042 美元，而柴犬幣的市值為 4,714,605,984 美元。此外，柴犬目前的價格為 0.000008 美元，而狗狗幣的價格為 0.68 美元。

3. Coin Supply

3. 代幣供應

Though Dogecoin has a limitless supply, it only allows its users to issue 5 billion coins annually.

儘管狗狗幣的供應量是無限的，但它每年只允許用戶發行 50 億枚。

On the contrary, Shiba Inu permits up to 1 quadrillion, which going by crypto standards is still a sizable amount. 

相反，Shiba Inu 允許最多 1 千萬億，按照加密標準，這仍然是一個相當大的數量。

Risks & Concerns

風險與擔憂

• The risks and concerns involving both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are very similar since they are both meme coins.

  狗狗幣和柴犬的風險和擔憂非常相似，因為它們都是迷因幣。

• The first thing to note is that unlike some other coins in the market that allow users to borrow, lend, or earn interest on their assets, these meme coins lack in that aspect. 

  首先要注意的是，與市場上其他一些允許用戶借用、借出資產或賺取資產利息的代幣不同，這些模因代幣缺乏這方面的能力。

• Secondly, for both currencies, top holders hold a significant amount of the supply.

  其次，對於這兩種貨幣，頂級持有者持有大量供應。

• In Doge, nearly 50% of all the tokens are held by the top 20 addresses, while for Shib the figure is closer to 75%.

  在 Doge 中，近 50% 的代幣由前 20 個地址持有，而在 Shib 中，這一數字接近 75%。

Conclusion

結論

As both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu were built on hype, investing in them does carry some risks. Users should be aware before deciding to use any of them. Despite everything, there is no question that both coins hold important status in the crypto world.

由於狗狗幣和柴犬都是建立在炒作之上的，投資它們確實會帶來一些風險。用戶在決定使用其中任何一個之前應該意識到這一點。儘管如此，毫無疑問這兩種貨幣在加密貨幣世界中都具有重要地位。

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