Elon Musk Praises Dogecoin's Inflation Rate: "It's a Feature, Not a Bug"

Elon Musk has claimed that the inflation model of #Dogecoin‬⁩ is actually a benefit, not a drawback. On Twitter (now X), Musk has expressed that Dogecoin's fixed inflation mechanism - with 10,000 new coins created every minute, or about $3,850 - helps reduce the coin's inflation rate over time. This, Musk says, makes Dogecoin more suitable as a currency than limited-supply cryptocurrencies like $BTC .

Billy Markus, co-founder of Dogecoin, also agrees with Musk, saying that this inflation model makes $DOGE an ideal means of payment. Markus even shared how developers could change Dogecoin’s tokenomics, but stressed that the community and miners would need to support any changes for them to become a reality.

Musk’s views on Dogecoin were also echoed by billionaire Mark Cuban, who argued that this inflation makes Dogecoin a useful means of payment, especially for small transactions. Cuban argued that Dogecoin is more accessible to people with small amounts of money, and that its growing value could encourage users to spend more.

Musk, who has been a supporter of Dogecoin since 2018, said he loves the coin because of “dogs and memes” — two factors that make Dogecoin stand out in the crypto community.