Billy Markus created the cryptocurrency Dogecoin on a lark, based on a viral dog meme. Eight years later, his creation is worth billions of dollars. Markus and WSJ's Caitlin Ostroff explain how crypto's jokiest coin went to the moon.
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The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

Dogecoin Was a Joke. Now It's Worth $7 Billion.

FEB 24, 202117 MIN
The Journal.

Dogecoin Was a Joke. Now It's Worth $7 Billion.

FEB 24, 202117 MIN

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Billy Markus created the cryptocurrency Dogecoin on a lark, based on a viral dog meme. Eight years later, his creation is worth billions of dollars. Markus and WSJ's Caitlin Ostroff explain how crypto's jokiest coin went to the moon.

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