Billy Markus , the co-creator ofdogecoin , revealed he owns around 220,000 of the token.- His holdings translate to about $40,000, based on Tuesday's price.
- In June, Markus broke his vow of never owning any crypto by buying dogecoin.
Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus revealed he owns around 220,000 of the meme cryptocurrency, which translates to about $40,000 based on Tuesday's price.
He also reiterated that he has nothing to do with the coin anymore -- despite constantly tweeting about it.
"Yet another reminder: I don't speak for dogecoin," Markus $4 to his nearly one million followers Sunday. "I am not on the project. I am a community member. I hold about 220k doge."
In a follow-up $4 in response to a comment, he maintained he will "never" work on the token again.
"I never will. Working on a crypto project is terrible as I have actually found the more you do for people, the more entitled they get and worse they treat you," Markus said. "I respect the developers a lot for volunteering to do so for all these years."
He created dogecoin in 2013 with Jackson Palmer. In February, Markus $4 after getting laid off and ended up buying a used Honda Civic.
But in June, he announced he is buying some dogecoin, breaking a promise he made to himself.
"I bought dogecoin after 8 years of vowing never to buy crypto again," he $4. "I have checked the price 7 times so far since then."
Dogecoin, the $4 in Google this year, peaked at an all-time high of $0.69 on May 7 after Elon Musk said it could be the $4 It is trading around $0.18 as of Tuesday morning.
Musk has lent $4 for the dog-themed token on Twitter, including a February tweet saying he $4. Most recently, the billionaire said December 14 that $4 for some merchandise -- sending the token soaring as much as 30% that day.
Dogecoin has rallied 3,655% year-to-date, fueled by a lighthearted community that backs the altcoin as a form of disruption to Wall Street's established financial institutions.