Dogecoin's origins and network questions, paired with the dry internet humor of Shibetoshi Nakamoto.
Why read Billy Markus?
Markus's FAQ is a direct way to separate questions about Dogecoin's origins from questions about its current operation. He explains his own role, why he no longer codes the project, and how continuing coin issuance relates to paying miners. It gives you a useful starting point when a discussion mixes a founder's public persona with decisions made by today's network participants.
His newsletter shows the voice behind Shibetoshi Nakamoto: short, dry jokes about posting and social-media behavior. The deliberately brief piece on becoming a popular account is a good first example. Reading it alongside the FAQ helps explain how a technical project born from a meme can sit beside an ongoing practice of internet humor.
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Selected work
FAQ
Dogecoin questions: Billy Markus's FAQ
Does creating Dogecoin mean controlling it today? His FAQ answers that role question and explains why issuance, mining rewards and a supply cap are connected.
Humor ·
How to become the most popular social media account in the world!
What does his sense of humor sound like? This very short, deliberately anticlimactic post is an immediate example of the newsletter's deadpan approach to social-media advice.
Projects & roles
Dogecoin
His own FAQ describes his role in creating the project and answers network questions.
BillyM2k newsletter
His writing as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, linked from his personal site.