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Yesterday, Dogecoin officially marked 12 years since its creation. Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, the founders of DOGE, celebrated the memecoin’s 12th anniversary on X. Markus wrote, “12 years ago I made something stupid and then a bunch of even stupider stuff happened and now I am posting about it on the internet to 2.15 million followers.” He closed the post saying, “happy 12th genesis day, dogecoin.” Palmer celebrated the anniversary, saying, “Happy Doge Day to every single one of you beautiful degens!” He added, “May your bags forever pump, may your vibes stay diamond-handed, and may this pack of lunatics never split. To the moon, together. Love y’all forever.” Dogecoin was created on December 6, 2013, by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer. The memecoin was part of the altcoin bubble that took place during the 2013 bull market. Dogecoin became an instant and accidental success. 12 years ago i made something stupid and then a bunch of even stupider stuff happened and now i am posting about it on the internet to 2.15 million followers happy 12th genesis day, dogecoin pic.twitter.com/6UblHLUB5R — Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) December 6, 2025 Why was Dogecoin created? After the creation of Bitcoin in 2009, there were no alternative cryptocurrencies for two years. People were still learning about blockchain and mining, and at the time, Bitcoin was mined using CPUs. In 2011, the first altcoin was created, called Namecoin. Other altcoins like Litecoin, Peercoin, and Feathercoin were released in 2011–2012. Most altcoins were technical experiments. There was no real traction from retail investors. The cryptocurrency space was serious and filled with high technical jargon. In late 2013, BTC shot from $13 to $1,100, and altcoins gained real traction from retail investors. Billy and Jackson thought crypto was extremely serious, and there was no…

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