狗狗币 （DOGE） 基于流行的doge互联网模因，其标志上有一个柴犬。开源数字货币由俄勒冈州波特兰市的比利·马库斯（Billy Markus）和澳大利亚悉尼的杰克逊·帕尔默（Jackson Palmer）创建，并于2013年12月从莱特币分叉出来。狗狗币的创造者将其设想为一种有趣、轻松的加密货币，在比特币核心受众之外具有更大的吸引力，因为它是基于狗模因的。特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）在社交媒体上发布了几条推文，称狗狗币是他最喜欢的硬币。

狗狗币在几个方面与比特币的工作量证明协议不同，其中之一是使用 Scrypt 技术。山寨币的区块时间也是 1 分钟，总供应量没有上限，这意味着可以开采的狗狗币数量没有限制。您可以单独开采狗狗币，也可以加入矿池。Doge 矿工可以在 Windows、Mac 或 Linux 上使用 GPU 挖掘数字货币。截至 2014 年，您还可以在挖掘狗狗币的同一过程中开采莱特币，因为这些过程被合并了。

狗狗币主要被用作 Reddit 和 Twitter 上的打赏系统，以奖励创建或分享优质内容。您可以通过参与使用数字货币的社区来获得狗狗币小费，或者您可以从狗狗币水龙头获得狗狗币。狗狗币水龙头是一个网站，它将免费为您提供少量狗狗币作为货币的介绍，以便您可以开始在狗狗币社区中互动。

您可以在任何提供数字货币的交易所出售或购买狗狗币，将其存储在交易所或狗狗币钱包中，并在任何接受狗狗币的社区中给狗狗币小费。有关该加密货币的最新交易所和交易对列表，请单击我们的`市场对`选项卡。

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.

狗狗币的成功与埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）对它的热情密切相关。马斯克于 2021 年初开始在推特上发布关于狗狗币的推文，分享了一个狮子王狗狗币的模因。这引发了 DOGE 的猛烈反弹——暂时下跌——最终马斯克出现在周六夜现场。在 SNL 出现后，尽管马斯克承诺将其价格提高，但 DOGE 还是崩溃了。在接下来的几个月里，马斯克似乎失去了兴趣，DOGE 的价格从历史高点下跌了 70% 以上。然而，正如偶尔的推文所表明的那样，马斯克仍然对狗狗币行使权力。

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.

由于其低廉的交易费用和埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的不断惠顾，许多传统公司已开始将狗狗币作为一种支付选项。以下是目前接受狗狗币支付的一些公司列表： Tesla、AMC Theaters、GameStop、airBaltic、Dallas Mavericks、EasyDNS、Newegg、Twitch.