Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency with a focus on fun, generosity, and community. It is unlike many other blockchain projects in that it does not aim to solve any ambitious problems. Dogecoin was originally created as a meme coin and has gained a large following that use the coin (DOGE) as an internet tipping and fundraising system.
Although Dogecoin was first created as somewhat of a joke, it has a passionate community that has used the platform for a variety of purposes. The project has gained widespread publicity and DOGE is traded on many exchanges.

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Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a cryptocurrency that began in 2017 as a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. BTG was created to reduce the monopolizing power of dedicated ASIC mining operations within the original Bitcoin network. Bitcoin Gold mining can be done by anyone with a standard computer and provides greater decentralization to the system. The hard fork that created BTG was meant to combat the disproportionate influence and competitive advantage of professional miners.

Crown is a cryptocurrency and development platform with a Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, and an emphasis on community governance. It combines some of the technical capabilities of Bitcoin and Dash. It is currently merge mined with Bitcoin, but is developing a new consensus model called Crown Atomic.