Billy Markus, one of the two founders of the iconic meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin launched in 2013, commented on the recent Bitcoin price surge. He also revealed his BTC holdings once again.
His tweet came as BTC failed to hold its recent all-time high of $93,434 and fell sharply. Markus is known on the X platform and other social media platforms under the pseudonym Shibetoshi Nakamoto.
Dogecoin Creator Names His “BTC Price Target” as $1 Billion
In his signature joking and sarcastic style, Billy Markus tweeted that he would not sell his Bitcoin “until it hits $1 billion per coin.” However, he reminded the community that he holds less than 1 BTC, specifically 0.006 BTC. At the current exchange rate, this is equivalent to $528.54.
i wont sell my bitcoins until it hits $1 billion per bitcoin i have .006 bitcoins
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) November 15, 2024
In response to a commenter about his creation of Dogecoin, which now has a market capitalization of $54.2 billion, Shibetoshi Nakamoto said all he made from creating DOGE was “about $10,000.” According to his previous tweets posted this year, Markus sold his Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies in 2015 to buy a Honda Civic.
In addition to BTC, Markus also holds Ethereum, some of which he was forced to sell at a loss a few years ago to pay taxes.
In a tweet posted earlier today, Markus shared a sarcastic comment about those who were probably expecting BTC to skyrocket to $1 million immediately, and then, disappointed, started saying that all cryptocurrencies are nothing but scams: “Why hasn’t bitcoin hit $1 million yet, I’ve been waiting for 2 days. Crypto is a scam!”
On November 13, when Bitcoin's price hit $92,754, Markus wondered whether it would surpass $100,000 on the same day "or fall to zero."
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DOGE to $1? - "Nothing is Impossible": Billy Markus
Earlier this week, on November 11, as the popular meme cryptocurrency was up about 83% in price over the week, Markus tweeted out his excitement and confusion: “What the hell is going on Doge.”
When an X user in the comments suggested that DOGE could actually hit $1 this time, Markus replied: “Nothing is impossible in this stupid crypto world.”
DOGE is currently trading at $0.3716 after reaching $0.43 three days ago.