Billy Markus, co-creator of Dogecoin, expressed concerns about the funding and productivity of the meme cryptocurrency's development. He highlighted the challenge of funding Dogecoin’s development in the absence of a premine or presale typical of other cryptocurrencies. He noted that the community had donated a total of approximately $40,000 over ten years, with the majority of contributions occurring within the first six months. Markus also expressed his thoughts on the state of the Dogecoin community, stating that the Dogecoin community has been “dead” for more than a year.