While Keller will serve as the project’s technical advisor, Markus will be in charge of the community and memes. Members of the Board of Advisors will function in various capacities. In regards to its advisors, the group is made up of Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, the project’s core developer Max Keller, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and Elon Musk as represented by the head of the Musk’s family office, Jared Birchall. However, the foundation was dissolved over time.Īfter several years of being inactive, the foundation was relaunched in 2021 with a “renewed focus on supporting the Dogecoin Ecosystem, community and promoting the future of the Dogecoin Blockchain.” In addition to some of the original core team, the project now has some seasoned industry players as part of its board of advisors.Īccording to the foundation’s website, members of the board will meet monthly to discuss issues relating to Dogecoin. In 2014, a not-for-profit foundation was formed by members of the Dogecoin team to provide support, advocacy, trademark protection and governance for the cryptocurrency project.
