“If all we achieved with Dogecoin at the end of the day was to raise awareness of a decentralized currency like Bitcoin, then I think the cryptocurrency industry in 2013 was completely different than it is now. 2013 was the year of shady transactions with cryptocurrency – at that time it had a reputation and connections with the black market. Moreover, altcoins existed only to take away market share from Bitcoin as a get-rich-quick scheme, which we did a good job of.” – Jackson Palmer, co-creator of Dogecoin.