Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus Makes It Official: No More Cryptocurrency Projects Ahead

Billy Markus, the creator behind Dogecoin and known in the crypto community by his X handle @billym2k and pseudonym Shibetoshi Nakamoto, recently took a definitive stance on his future involvement in cryptocurrency development. In a series of posts on X platform from September 2024, he emphasized that his days of building digital assets are firmly behind him.

Drawing a Hard Line: The Final Word on Crypto Creation

The Dogecoin founder wanted to make one thing absolutely clear to the community: he will not be working on any new cryptocurrency projects, whether meme coins or otherwise. Markus emphasized that his entire cryptocurrency portfolio consists of only two coins—Dogecoin and Bells, which he created before DOGE. Since stepping away from Dogecoin development in 2014, alongside co-founder Jackson Palmer, he has maintained complete distance from any cryptocurrency work.

“I will never create or work on any cryptocurrency since those two,” Markus stated directly, adding that anyone claiming affiliation between him and other crypto projects is spreading misinformation. This clarification appears aimed at countering potential scams or impostors using his name or reputation in the crypto space.

Looking Back: The Bells Story and Early Experiments

When discussing the Bells token—his earliest cryptocurrency experiment before Dogecoin—Markus revealed important context that distinguishes it from the current Bells project circulating today. He originally developed the code for a Scrypt-based coin in 2013 that “failed instantly.” Years later, other developers resurrected the old Bells concept on Ethereum, creating an entirely different version from his original work.

“The new one isn’t my project, it was just based on code I made 11 years ago,” he clarified, emphasizing that the contemporary Bells token running on Ethereum bears little resemblance to his initial creation.

Calling Out False Claims in the Crypto Community

A particularly noteworthy point Markus raised involves the growing trend of Ethereum-based token projects falsely claiming they were launched in 2013. This claim is mathematically impossible, as Ethereum itself wasn’t created until 2015. The Dogecoin founder dismissed such assertions as obviously deceptive attempts to add false legitimacy to newer projects.

By setting the record straight about his involvement in cryptocurrency development, Billy Markus has made his position unambiguous: his creative contributions to the space ended over a decade ago, and no future cryptocurrency ventures are on the horizon from @billym2k.