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Last changed 2026-10-27 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 74 → 73. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −7.6, problems around the subject, caused by others −4.7; legitimacy credit long-running +10; fact-check adjustments (−10) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →

Why this score
Every page starts at65
Concerns that are not fraud-7.6
Problems around it, caused by others-4.7
Long-running+10
Sum63

Score: 73/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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Summary

Dogecoin (DOGE) is a cryptocurrency created in December 2013 by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer as a deliberate parody of Bitcoin. It has grown to a top-10 cryptocurrency by market cap (~$17B). While the protocol itself has no documented exploits, Dogecoin carries risks from Elon Musk's outsized price influence (an $258B class action was filed and dismissed), significant whale concentration (149 wallets hold ~108.5B DOGE), and documented illicit use including PlusToken seizures and darknet market acceptance.

Connected Entities

4 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Shiba Inu (SHIB)39□PlusToken
Tokens
♦Dogecoin♦Bitcoin97
Relationships
  • Dogecoin→mentioned with→Shiba Inu (SHIB)(80%)
  • Shiba Inu (SHIB)→mentioned with→Dogecoin(65%)
  • PlusToken→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
  • Shiba Inu (SHIB)→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
  • Dogecoin→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
  • Dogecoin→mentioned with→PlusToken(65%)
Also appears in
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Connected Through

4 shared actors · 446 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(9 events)

6 December 2013

Dogecoin created by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer

wikipedia.org

19 January 2014

Dogecoin community fundraises for Jamaican bobsled team

wikipedia.org

2015

Co-founder Jackson Palmer leaves the project

cnbc.com

8 May 2021

Musk SNL appearance causes 35% DOGE price crash

coindesk.com

14 July 2021

Palmer calls crypto a 'Ponzi scheme' and Musk a 'grifter'

cnbc.com

June 2022

$258B class action filed against Musk/Tesla over DOGE manipulation

dailyhodl.com

31 August 2024

Judge Hellerstein dismisses DOGE lawsuit with prejudice

dailyhodl.com

18 November 2024

Plaintiffs withdraw appeal of DOGE lawsuit

bakermckenzie.com

27 February 2025

SEC staff declares memecoins are not securities

winston.com
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain9 Wayback Archivessrc:claude-code-investigator

Decision Log

  • #5rescore-1Recorded on Solana ✓10/27/2026, 6:02:58 AM
    slot 461962379 · hash Dt1aHQXsKDpCuAd6JiAUbPjGaLJTsrTLAPd8RiCmh7t4
  • #4reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/16/2026, 1:18:29 PM
    slot 457651559 · hash 7M8TY4DRKD2Nj85mVdpkWAoMUjVBvkJTsVjh6DkYZ64e
  • #3review revise-10Recorded on Solana ✓6/3/2026, 2:41:21 AM
    slot 423938195 · hash 4Qcjir7nzUKv3BAjfwRSNtiSx3gV5v6Q5L7ELgRYAccy
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓6/3/2026, 2:41:21 AM
    slot 423938192 · hash 9DXjdpF15uFtugpRurxCQqnY1iAHpdfkB1Pp5iQ8sdz6
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/14/2026, 6:03:15 AM
    slot 419629122 · hash KcGXDCHWz3pAbXB3tEHCBQ2BEfnyHXfdjRiLTZvgkPU

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 9 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-10-1617 claims checked2 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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generated: 5/12/2026, 9:59:36 PM

last updated: 10/27/2026, 6:02:58 AM

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