Will Dogecoin Replace Bitcoin?
Five years ago Saint Satoshi penned a brilliant idea. This idea was given freely to us. It has since fostered an arena where programmers cooperate, collaborate and compete to build viable alternatives. The latest entrant is Dogecoin. Dogecoin began life as a sarcastic remark on Twitter: "Investing in Dogecoin, pretty sure it's the next big thing." After....
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"We are not like Libra and we don’t have an ambition to replace existing currencies,” said a former governor of the People's Bank of China.