Dogecoin Co-founder Billy Markus Discloses Owning Small Bitcoin Stash Worth $311 – What’s Going On?
Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus revealed that he owns a small Bitcoin stash on February 14. Markus stated on X (formerly Twitter) that he has just under 0.006 Bitcoin assets to his name. His Bitcoin holding is currently worth $311.21 at press time.
Popularly known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, Markus’ revelation came as a response to a follower who asked if he owned any Bitcoin.
i have .006
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) February 14, 2024
He also pointed out what he would do if Bitcoin eventually ascended to the $100,000 price tag. At $100,000, Markus’ Bitcoin stash would be worth $600.
In the event of Bitcoin’s price reaching $100,000, he said that he would enjoy a meal at the casual dining restaurant Olive Garden.
if bitcoin goes to $100k, i will celebrate by getting dinner at olive garden
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) February 14, 2024
Markus is well known for his often light-hearted and humorous comments surrounding crypto assets. In fact, he is known to have poked fun at other crypto projects by creating Dogecoin in December 2013. It is also not his first rodeo with Bitcoin.
In 2015, Markus said he sold all his crypto holdings, which included Dogecoin and Bitcoin, to buy a used Honda Civic sedan.
Dogecoin creator co-creator Billy Markus sold all of his crypto holdings (Bitcoin, Doge, and Litecoin) in 2015 to buy a Honda Civic.
Now, Doge is worth more than Honda.
Honda's market cap: 54.52 billion
Dogecoin's market cap: $86 billion
— finance your freedom (@Digitalcashin) May 8, 2021
This was two years after the launch of the Dogecoin project with Jackson Palmer.
The Bitcoin network’s launch in 2009 heralded the creation of a decentralized financial ecosystem. Adoption was critically slow, however, and the network started
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