The foremost meme coin, Dogecoin (DOGE), turns 10 today, with the crypto token first being introduced on December 6, 2013. Ten years on, what was first created as a “joke” has gone on to become one of the largest cryptocurrencies with a large community to boot. 

最重要的迷因貨幣狗狗幣（DOGE）今天已滿10 歲了，該加密代幣於2013 年12 月6 日首次推出。十年過去了，最初作為「笑話」創建的貨幣已成為最大的加密貨幣之一有一個龐大的社區可供啟動。

How Dogecoin Came To Be

狗狗幣是如何誕生的

Engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer created Dogecoin, and interestingly, the duo is said to have created the meme coin as a parody of Bitcoin. It was created at a time when cryptocurrencies were just garnering hype and was done as a way to satirize them. That would explain why the Japanese Shiba Inu dog was chosen as the meme coin’s logo.

工程師比利馬庫斯（Billy Markus）和傑克遜帕爾默（Jackson Palmer）創造了狗狗幣，有趣的是，據說兩人創造了這種模仿比特幣的迷因幣。它是在加密貨幣剛剛受到炒作的時候創建的，目的是為了諷刺它們。這可以解釋為什麼日本柴犬被選為迷因硬幣的標誌。

Upon creation, Dogecoin began to gain some ground in the world of cryptocurrencies as it was seen as the fun and less serious crypto token. Many might argue that that remains DOGE’s standout feature to date. It is a token that has continued to thrive despite not necessarily having a roadmap or actual utility. Rather, it has simply relied on vibes and its light-hearted community. 

狗狗幣一經創建，就開始在加密貨幣世界中佔據一席之地，因為它被視為有趣且不那麼嚴肅的加密代幣。許多人可能會說，這仍然是 DOGE 迄今為止最突出的功能。儘管不一定有路線圖或實際效用，但它仍然是一種持續蓬勃發展的代幣。相反，它只是依賴氛圍和輕鬆的社區。

Aside from being created as a parody of Bitcoin, Dogecoin and the foremost cryptocurrency also share a bond. Dogecoin happens to be a fork of Litecoin, which in turn is a hard fork of Bitcoin. The relationship between Dogecoin and Litecoin is also not pronounced, but the former is said to have merged-mined with the latter back in 2014. 

除了作為比特幣的模仿而創建之外，狗狗幣和最重要的加密貨幣也有共同的連結。狗狗幣恰好是萊特幣的一個分叉，而萊特幣又是比特幣的硬分叉。狗狗幣和萊特幣之間的關係也不明顯，但據說前者早在 2014 年就與後者合併開採了。

Dogecoin’s community was one of its pillars from the get-go from the onset. They were partly responsible for building its popularity and increasing its utility at its early stages. In 2014, the community raised close to 27 million DOGE to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Sochi Winter Olympics. They also raised 40 million DOGE in that same year for a community project in Kenya. 

狗狗幣社群從一開始就是其支柱之一。他們對它的普及和早期階段實用性的提高負有部分責任。 2014年，社區籌集了近2,700萬DOGE，用於送牙買加雪橇隊參加索契冬奧會。同年，他們也為肯亞的社區計畫籌集了 4,000 萬 DOGE。

Meanwhile, the meme coin’s popularity on Reddit earned it one of its earliest use cases as it was (and is still) used for tipping users on the site. 

同時，模因幣在 Reddit 上的流行使其成為最早的用例之一，因為它曾經（並且仍然）用於為網站上的用戶打賞。

Dogecoin’s Meteoric Rise

狗狗幣的迅速崛起

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has undoubtedly been integral to DOGE’s rise to the top. The first time he publicly commented about the meme coin was in 2019 when he said, “Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool.” 

世界首富伊隆馬斯克無疑對 DOGE 的崛起起到了不可或缺的作用。他第一次公開評論迷因幣是在 2019 年，當時他說：「狗狗幣可能是我最喜歡的加密貨幣。它太酷了。”

Since then, Musk has gone on to make several cryptic comments about the meme coin which has in no small way contributed to its popularity. Beyond his fondness for Dogecoin, Musk is also reportedly invested in the meme coin’s development. 

從那時起，馬斯克繼續對模因硬幣發表了一些神秘的評論，這在很大程度上促進了它的流行。據報道，除了對狗狗幣的熱愛之外，馬斯克還投資了這款迷因幣的開發。

DOGE’s breakout year came in 2021 when the meme coin surged by over 26,000% to hit an all-time high of $0.7376. This meteoric rise could be partly attributed to the wider acceptance DOGE began to enjoy. For instance, NBA team Dallas Mavericks began accepting the meme coin as a payment option. 

DOGE 的突破年出現在 2021 年，當時這款 Meme 代幣飆升了 26,000% 以上，創下 0.7376 美元的歷史新高。這種迅速崛起的部分原因可能是 DOGE 開始受到更廣泛的認可。例如，NBA 球隊達拉斯小牛隊開始接受迷因幣作為支付選項。

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Musk’s biggest support for Dogecoin also came that year when he appeared as the host of “Saturday Night Live,” where he discussed the meme coin several times. At one point, while explaining what Dogecoin was, he called it the “future of currency.” 

馬斯克對狗狗幣最大的支持也是在那一年，當時他作為《週六夜現場》的主持人出現，並多次討論了這種迷因幣。有一次，在解釋狗狗幣是什麼時，他稱之為「貨幣的未來」。

All this while, Dogecoin made its way to the top, breaking into the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap. The meme coin currently leads the way among other meme coins and happens to be the second-largest PoW (proof-of-work) token by market cap (just behind Bitcoin).

一直以來，狗狗幣都在一路登頂，躋身市值前 10 名的加密貨幣。目前，模因幣在其他模因幣中處於領先地位，並且恰好是按市值計算的第二大 PoW（工作量證明）代幣（僅次於比特幣）。

At the time of writing, DOGE is trading at $0.10 (on its 10th birthday), up by over 15% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

根據 CoinMarketCap 的數據，截至撰寫本文時，DOGE 的交易價格為 0.10 美元（10 歲生日），在過去 24 小時內上漲了 15% 以上。