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Shibetoshi Nakamoto’s identity isn’t nearly as well hidden as the still-unknown founder of Bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t questions to be answered about the Dogecoin co-founder, Bill Markus. While Dogecoin was originally created in 2013 as a joke, the Dogecoin exploded in popularity and became the first memecoin, paving the way for many other meme cryptocurrencies we know and love today. But there’s much more to the story of the co-founder of the original memecoin, which we’ll delve into in the following sections of this article. Key highlights: Shibetoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym used by Billy Markus, co-creator of Dogecoin, the first-ever memecoin. Dogecoin was created in 2013 as a joke but quickly became a popular digital currency, thanks to its lighthearted nature and affordability. Markus left the Dogecoin project in 2014 due to online harassment but remains a significant figure in the Dogecoin community. Billy Markus – The man behind Dogecoin Billy Markus is the man behind the playful Shibetoshi Nakamoto pseudonym – a combination of the Shiba Inu meme and Satoshi Nakamoto. Before bursting onto the blockchain development scene, Markus worked as a software developer at IBM (International Business Machines), where he assisted the company’s web services and cloud computing software. Billy Markus, aka Shibetoshi Nakamoto made Dogecoin “for fun” In late 2013, Billy partnered with Jackson Palmer to create the now-famous Dogecoin, which only took them a few hours. At first, this was intended as a joke to poke fun at the volatility of popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. They didn’t think the coin would amount to much, but its lighthearted nature and affordability allowed it to reach a broader audience. Within just a few months after its inception, the Dogecoin website received over one million visitors. When looking back on the Dogecoin phenomenon, Markus acknowledges…

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