'Still Wrong': Dogecoin Dev Clarifies How DOGE Merge Mining Works

Discussion emerges in the Dogecoin community on merge mining with Litecoin, with developers and co-founder Billy Markus weighing in.

Tomiwabold Olajide · 19 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

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‘Still Wrong’: Dogecoin Dev Clarifies How DOGE Merge Mining Works

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Sun, 19/07/2026 – 16:00

Discussion emerges in the Dogecoin community on merge mining with Litecoin, with developers and co-founder Billy Markus weighing in.

'Still Wrong': Dogecoin Dev Clarifies How DOGE Merge Mining Works

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A discussion over Dogecoin‘s security model ensued on X after Dogecoin Foundation developer Paulo Vidal asked why Dogecoin remains dependent on another blockchain for its security.

According to Vidal, Dogecoin largely incentivizes merge mining; however, it does not have independent mining. He argues that as a result, its security is tied to another network, in this case Litecoin.

“Should Dogecoin ultimately be able to secure itself, or should it always depend on Litecoin?” Vidal asked.

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Engaging with Vidal’s post, a Dogecoin developer who goes by “junior developer” with X handle “Chromatic X” maintained a different view, pushing back on the assumption that Dogecoin depends on Litecoin for its security.

“Still wrong. Dogecoin does not depend on Litecoin. It depends on all merge-mined L1 scrypt coins,” Chromatic X stated.

Still wrong.

Dogecoin does not depend on Litecoin. It depends on *all* merge mined L1 scrypt coins.

Also “Dogecoin should be able to secure itself (alone)” is a philosophical purity position, regardless of how much you try to convince yourself otherwise. https://t.co/RDhzKzdEvy

— ☣ junior developer ☣ (@chromatic_x) July 18, 2026

Merge mining allows users to mine two or more coins with the same hash power and proof-of-work algorithm with no splitting required. Coins that support merge mining include Dogecoin, Litecoin, Namecoin, and several other Scrypt-based coins.

Dogecoin Litecoin Merge Mining

Dogecoin and Litecoin implemented merge mining in August 2014. Before this time, Dogecoin faced potential security risks due to its smaller hash rate, making it vulnerable to 51% attacks because fewer miners secured the network.