Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency created by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, software engineers. They were chasing a payment system that is without the traditional banking fees. The dogeloin features the face of the Shiba Inu dog from the Doge meme as its logo and namesake. Its a Japanese dog.

Its total supply has a ceiling of 127 billion of which 113 billion have already been minced. Its symbol is D with a horizontal slash on the vertical line of D. Dogecoin is a replica of Bitcoin.

There is going to be a lunar satellite launch which will be funded by Dogecoin. SpaceX, Elon Musk company, has planned a lunar mission in 2022. It will carry a mini-satellite for space research calba cubesat from Geometric Energy Company which will be paid entirely in Dogecoin. The 40-kg cubesat will launch aboard a Falcon-9 rocket. The total amount involved in the transaction has not been revealed.

Dogecoin or Doge is fast, reliable and cryptographically secure digital currency. It takes crypto beyond the earth and will pave the way for interplanetary commerce.