Billy Markus
Dogecoin co-creator and internet humor writer
Dogecoin's origins and network questions, paired with the dry internet humor of Shibetoshi Nakamoto.
Why read Billy Markus?
Markus's FAQ is a direct way to separate questions about Dogecoin's origins from questions about its current operation. He explains his own role, why he no longer codes the project, and how continuing coin issuance relates to paying miners. It gives you a useful starting point when a discussion mixes a founder's public persona with decisions made by today's network participants.
His newsletter shows the voice behind Shibetoshi Nakamoto: short, dry jokes about posting and social-media behavior. The deliberately brief piece on becoming a popular account is a good first example. Reading it alongside the FAQ helps explain how a technical project born from a meme can sit beside an ongoing practice of internet humor.
Selected work
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Dogecoin questions: Billy Markus's FAQ
Does creating Dogecoin mean controlling it today? His FAQ answers that role question and explains why issuance, mining rewards and a supply cap are connected.
Cite this selection
XFollowList, “Dogecoin questions: Billy Markus's FAQ” reading notes in the Billy Markus profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/billy-markus#work-234cf9aa263d
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How to become the most popular social media account in the world!
What does his sense of humor sound like? This very short, deliberately anticlimactic post is an immediate example of the newsletter's deadpan approach to social-media advice.
Cite this selection
XFollowList, “How to become the most popular social media account in the world!” reading notes in the Billy Markus profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/billy-markus#work-ec85c8ca17ae
The linked work is the original source; this permalink identifies XFollowList’s reason to read it. Original work published .
Profile-source checking date and references · Dated reading map
Projects & roles
Dogecoin
His own FAQ describes his role in creating the project and answers network questions.
BillyM2k newsletter
His writing as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, linked from his personal site.
Sources & further reading
Profile sources checked . This describes checking these references, separately from the publication dates of selected works.
- His personal site connects the Billy Markus name, Dogecoin role, X handle and newsletter.Link to this source note
Cite this profile’s source check
XFollowList, Billy Markus profile sources. Sources checked 2026-10-09. https://xfollowlist.com/people/billy-markus#sources-checked