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Crypto
Dogecoin slips back to $0.08 range as \'Red September\' fears return
Dogecoin slid back to the $0.08 range as cryptocurrencies and U.S. stocks weakened in early September, prompting Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus to remark on the downturn. The crypto market saw $361 million in positions liquidated over the past 24 hours. Dogecoin fell about 1 percent in 24 hours and 6.5 percent over a week, with market value estimated at $12.74 billion. Investors are watching whether September weakness becomes a broader downtrend.
Crypto
Dogecoin jumps 10 percent as co-founder reacts to broader crypto rebound
Major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and dogecoin rebounded together, prompting Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus (Billy Markus) to publicly raise the possibility of a market recovery. Dogecoin was up 10 percent at $0.0771 at the time of writing after climbing from $0.069 a day earlier. Markus posted a screen showing gains in bitcoin, ethereum, solana and dogecoin, alongside the S&P 500, and wrote, “is crypto back?” and, “is the 2026 nightmare over?”
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Dogecoin developers spar over security model, reject claims of Litecoin dependence
Dogecoin developers and the community are arguing over the coin’s merged-mining security model. The dispute centres on whether Dogecoin depends on Litecoin for security or draws it from multiple merged-mined Scrypt-based layer-1 chains. Dogecoin Foundation developer Paulo Vidal questioned reliance on other blockchains, while developer Chromatic X said Dogecoin depends on all merged-mined Scrypt chains. Co-founder Billy Markus also weighed in. No conclusion has been reached on changing the structure.
