Palmer’s keynote.Palmer also pointed out that more than $100,000 in doge have been raised for various charity efforts, most notably for a NASCAR driver that will compete at Talladega Motor Speedway in a doge-themed car.“It’s weird, being treated generous and kind on the internet,” Palmer quipped.One doge equals one dogeDogecoin’s success as an alternative cryptocurrency hasn’t been because of speculative buying and holding of the coin. Palmer told the audience that was the key to doge’s continued success:“The viability of a digital currency shouldn’t be tied to a dollar a mount.”He discussed the idea that one doge should be thought of as one doge. Constantly thinking about what a coin is worth in fiat is not going to increase its adoption. “You shouldn’t wake up and worry about what bitcoin is worth in US dollars,” he said.But other than dogetipbot, there aren’t many other ways to spend doge yet. “We need to build demand for people who want to pay for things in dogecoin,” Palmer added.Charlie Lee and merged miningA fireside chat with Palmer and litecoin creator Charlie Lee was one highlight of the events’ speaking sessions. It was the litecoin source code that Palmer and co-founder Billy Markus used to create doge.Recently, Lee took to reddit for a proposal to merge dogecoin and litecoin mining to better protect both coins, an idea that Palmer has disagreed with. The panel primarily consisted of a healthy debate on that subject. 
(R-L )Palmer, Lee and a moderator during the fireside chat.Lee said:“Dogecoin has what I consider a problem with the mining algorithm. I see the hashrate dropping by a lot if the price doesn’t support it.”Jackson believes that if miners are getting dogecoin and litecoin mining rewards that they will simply sell dogecoin, which he sees as a problem. He admitted:“I really want to come up with an innovative solution. But I don’t have a solution right now.”SocializingIt was clear that Dogecon SF, with its free food and beer, carried more of a party-like atmosphere than most cryptocurrency events. It had a photo booth, carnival games and giveaways.
Sponsors such as Expresscoin gave away rocket popsicles as a token of doge’s ‘to the moon’ slogan referring to its quick success. A few people wore costumes, and one attendee even brought a Shiba Inu dog, a real-life version of dogecoin’s cartoon mascot.
With no charge for attendance and plenty of sponsored party supplies, Dogecon SF could be considered a success. Andreas Antonopoulos also spoke at the event, talking of dogecoin’s out-of-the-blue triumph, its subsequent ability to gather a strong community and currencies in the 21st century:“Value is not derived from who created it, but who is using it. A currency with a funny dog has value. And that is because you think it has value.”Andreas AntonopoulosCharlie LeedogecoinDogecon SFJackson Palmerlitecoinmerged miningShiba InuOriginal author: Daniel Cawrey