Jackson Palmer is a software engineer and marketer who co-created Dogecoin with Billy Markus in 2013. The Dogecoin project’s history says Palmer created Dogecoin.com and acted for a time as the project’s public face; he left development efforts in 2014.
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Role in Dogecoin
Palmer proposed the project and established its first website, while Markus wrote the first four software releases. Both left development in 2014. Dogecoin continued as an open-source project maintained by contributors, rather than as a product controlled by either founder.
What the record supports
The Dogecoin project’s official history is the primary source for Palmer’s role and the early timeline. Later commentary by Palmer may express his personal views and should not be confused with an official statement from the Dogecoin network or Foundation.
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Sources
- The History of Dogecoin — Records the project’s origin, Palmer’s role, and the founders’ departure from development in 2014.