Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency created on 8 December 2013 by the software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who began it as a joke. It was based on the Litecoin software, and its logo features the Shiba Inu dog from the popular Doge internet meme. Although it started as a parody of the cryptocurrency boom, it attracted an online community that used it for tipping and for raising money for charity, including funding for a Jamaican bobsled team. Its price rose sharply in 2021, partly because of posts by Elon Musk, and then fell again. Unlike Bitcoin, it has no fixed limit on the number of coins that can be created, and it is known for being very volatile.
Before and after
- 1 December 2013Launch of Chang'e 3
- from December 2013 to June 2016Western African Ebola virus epidemic
- 2 December 2013Premiere of Rick and Morty
- 5 December 2013Death of Nelson Mandela
- 8 December 2013Introduction of Dogecoin
- 19 December 2013Launch of Gaia
- 2014Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2014Origins of Champions Hockey League
- 2014Discovery of Gliese 832 c
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