Dogecoin Founder Speaks on the Future of Cryptocurrency

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Dogecoin Founder Speaks on the Future of Cryptocurrency
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Dogecoin, the 139-day-old cryptocurrency (http://mashable.com/category/cryptocurrency/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), held its first conference in San Francisco Friday where hundreds of the currency's devotees turned out to show their support and, of course, "tip" anyone with a QR code handy.

Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer gave the key**te during which he discussed the currency's unexpected journey from joke to reality and the future of the cryptocurrency that in just over four months has already become the most widely traded virtual currency in the world.

See also: Reddit Raises $55K in Dogecoin to Sponsor 'Underdog' NASCAR Driver (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/dogecoin-sponsor-nascar-reddit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)


Palmer, who was involved in other cryptocurrency communities at the time, officially launched dogecoin in December of 2013. The currency was quickly embraced by the Reddit community who has collectively given out $150,000 in dogecoin "tips" to other Reddit users, Palmer said Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/26/much-wow-at-dogecon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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