Dogecoin Community Right Now Showing 'Lot Of Early Signs Of Illness,' Says Co-Founder

Dogecoin DOGE/USD co-creator Billy Markus believes that the meme coin's community is right now showing a “lot of early signs of illness.”

What Happened: Markus, who goes by the username Shibetoshi Nakamoto on Twitter, said that the Dogecoin backers should recognize how their behavior affects the community’s longevity.

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Markus added that an open letter he wrote to the DOGE community way back in 2014 is "still applicable."

In the letter, Markus noted that a community starts to get sick the moment people stop trying to participate in making positive things happen and start complaining that others need to do things for them.

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Why It Matters: Dogecoin was created mainly as a joke in 2013 and found utility as a tipping system on Reddit and Twitter to reward the creation or sharing of quality content.

In June, Markus said that the success of the meme cryptocurrency depended on contributions from Dogecoin holders in several ways, including using the altcoin as currency, tipping others, making memes and contributing to good causes.

Markus had previously noted that Dogecoin’s use as a tipping currency in 2014 helped it to “spread wildly.”

Dogecoin’s year-to-date gains are an impressive 3,497.9%. However, the Shiba Inu-themed cryptocurrency is down almost 72.2% from its all-time high of $0.7376 reached in May and is now in eighth place in terms of market capitalization, as per CoinMarketCap data.

Price Action: Dogecoin is down 5.6% during the last 24 hours, trading at $0.2052 at press time.

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