Dogecoin Co-Creator Lists His Top Crypto Favorites
Billy Markus, the co-creator of Dogecoin who goes by “Shibetoshi Nakamoto” online, took a playful jab at crypto market volatility this week.
In a post on X, he joked that checking real estate listings on Zillow might be enough to crash crypto prices. While clearly sarcastic, the remark resonated with many traders wary of the market’s fragility.
Known for his irreverent takes on the crypto space, Markus often blends humor with subtle commentary. In the same thread, he quipped that crypto should just “go up 8% every day,” poking fun at unrealistic investor expectations during bull runs.
When asked which coins he personally likes, Markus offered a quick list: Bitcoin, which he calls “the OG,” Ethereum, since he holds some, Dogecoin for obvious reasons, and Avalanche — a nod to his interest in gaming platforms.
Despite being a key figure in crypto history, Markus keeps a modest profile. He previously disclosed that his Bitcoin holdings are less than 0.01 BTC — worth a few hundred dollars.
His humorous warning may not move markets, but it serves as a timely reminder: in crypto, perspective is everything.
Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
