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.

狗狗幣主要被用作 Reddit 和 Twitter 上的打賞系統，以獎勵創建或分享優質內容。您可以透過參與使用數位貨幣的社群來獲得狗狗幣小費，或者您可以從狗狗幣水龍頭獲得狗狗幣。狗狗幣水龍頭是一個網站，它將免費為您提供少量狗狗幣作為貨幣的介紹，以便您可以開始在狗狗幣社群中互動。

您可以在任何提供數位貨幣的交易所出售或購買狗狗幣，將其儲存在交易所或狗狗幣錢包中，並在任何接受狗狗幣的社群中給狗狗幣小費。有關該加密貨幣的最新交易所和交易對列表，請點擊我們的`市場對`選項卡。

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.

由於其低廉的交易費用和馬斯克（Elon Musk）的不斷惠顧，許多傳統公司已開始將狗狗幣作為一種支付選項。以下是目前接受狗狗幣支付的一些公司清單： Tesla、AMC Theaters、GameStop、airBaltic、Dallas Mavericks、EasyDNS、Newegg、Twitch.