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Dogecoin (DOGE)

Review persisted Dogecoin market metrics with freshness disclosure, plus factual context on DOGE issuance, mining, attention drivers and risks.

Persisted market observation

DOGE market snapshot

Verified · stale

Price: $0.0702
24h change: -0.20%
Market cap: $10.9B
Market rank: #11
24h volume: $371.08M

This is the last verified snapshot, but it is older than 6 hours and should not be read as a current quote.

Observed: 2026-08-04 16:35:20 UTC

Source: CoinGecko market universe · retrieved 2026-08-04T16:38:08.159Z · evidence artifact:sha256:2d31e6ccdd1002ad4d11f3c4672d3bb40e3679e1268d1bbfee27b6247f611e93

Overview

Dogecoin is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency launched in 2013 with DOGE as its native asset. Its code lineage is related to Litecoin, and its mining is merged with Litecoin mining. Unlike assets with a fixed maximum supply, Dogecoin continues to issue a fixed number of new DOGE per block, producing a declining percentage inflation rate as total supply grows.

Why Dogecoin matters

Dogecoin pairs a functioning payment network and long operating history with unusually strong culture- and attention-driven market behavior. Social visibility can affect trading activity, but attention, payment use and protocol development are different measurements. The distinction is important when evaluating rapid changes in volume or price.

What can drive DOGE

Broad exchange liquidity and changes in attention across social and retail trading channels.
Merchant or payment integrations that can be verified as active usage rather than announcements alone.
Mining participation, software maintenance and the economics of ongoing fixed block issuance.

Risks and evidence limits

Price and volume can react sharply to public commentary without a corresponding change in network usage.
Ongoing issuance dilutes existing supply, even though its percentage rate declines over time.
Development capacity, ownership concentration and reliance on merged mining are relevant network considerations.

Market price and network activity do not by themselves establish cause, value or future performance. Venue data can differ.

Published DOGE intelligence

Published brief · 2026-07-17

Inside TKNZ: T. Rowe Price's Active Crypto ETP Held Eight Tokens After Two Trading Sessions

T. Rowe Price's actively managed crypto ETP began trading on NYSE Arca on July 16, holding eight of 17 eligible tokens by July 17 — while its 600,000 shares outstanding stayed at the affiliated seed baseline: evidence of a working launch, not of outside demand.

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Dogecoin questions

Does Dogecoin have a maximum supply?

No. The protocol continues issuing a fixed block reward, so absolute supply grows while percentage inflation declines over time.

How is Dogecoin secured?

Dogecoin uses proof of work and is merge-mined with Litecoin, allowing compatible mining work to contribute to both networks.

Is social attention the same as Dogecoin adoption?

No. Attention can affect market activity, while adoption requires separate evidence such as active integrations, transactions and retained users.

Why can DOGE be especially volatile?

Liquidity, leveraged positioning and attention-driven flows can change quickly, particularly around widely circulated public commentary.

What happens when the stored DOGE record is old?

The values remain identified as the last verified observation and the page labels them stale rather than presenting them as current.