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Bitcoin vs Dogecoin
| Feature | Bitcoin | Dogecoin |
|---|---|---|
| Launched | Jan 3, 2009 | Dec 6, 2013 |
| Consensus | Proof of work (SHA-256) | Proof of work (Scrypt, merge mined with Litecoin) |
| Supply | Capped at 21 million | No cap; 10,000 DOGE per block |
| Block time | About 10 minutes | About 1 minute |
| Origin | Cypherpunk electronic cash | A joke coin based on a meme |
| Latest close in our data | $82,724 Bitstamp BTC/USD daily close, 2026-10-14 | $0.08316 Coinbase Exchange DOGE/USD daily close, 2026-10-14 |
The trade-offs
Dogecoin is a distant descendant of Bitcoin's code, by way of Litecoin, but the two have opposite money policies. Bitcoin's supply is fixed and its issuance halves every four years. Dogecoin adds about 5 billion new coins a year forever, so its percentage inflation slowly falls but never reaches zero.
Dogecoin's faster blocks make small payments confirm quicker, and fees are low. Bitcoin has far more security from mining power and much deeper markets. Price behavior differs too: Dogecoin's biggest moves follow social media, as our Musk timeline shows.
Neither column is a recommendation. Each network makes different choices, and the history pages show how those choices played out.
Source: Bitstamp BTC/USD daily closes 2011-08-18 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
Source: Binance DOGE/USDT daily closes 2019-07-05 to 2021-06-02; Coinbase Exchange DOGE/USD daily closes 2021-06-03 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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