Dogecoin Has Forked: Update Your Client To 1.5+ ASAP
Dogecoin has forked and the issue is still being resolved. There are currently two competing chains, one being put out by older clients (version ~1.4) and one being put out by newer clients (version 1.5+). According to observant redditors, the fork appeared at block 104678. What this means is that there are currently two competing Dogecoin blockchains. Eventually, one of them will "win" and only transactions recorded on that blockchain during the duration of the incident will actually go through. It is currently advised that you minimize your transactions during this time to help things....
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