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On Apr. 1, a leading Dogecoin Foundation developer wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the Dogecoin blockchain “is no more.” They claimed that the central servers controlling the blockchain stopped working due to an internal error.

However, the developer’s claim turned out to be an April Fool’s Day prank. Several users posted mock-horror emojis under the developer’s post.

The developer posted another humorous post about a cat guarding the blockchain server that “overclocked the Starlink connection.”

Dogecoin is built on a decentralized blockchain; it means there is no central server controlling the blockchain. Besides, the meme coin has been trading on the charts as usual.

The official Dogecoin handle also didn’t lose the opportunity to crack a joke on April Fool’s Day. It said the blockchain is going to test a new “proof-of-twerk" (PoTW) consensus mechanism.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk disappointed DOGE fans when he revealed on March 31 that the U.S. government is not planning to use the meme coin.

The billionaire had shown support for DOGE in the past. In fact, the acronym of the Department of Government Efficiency that he is the de facto head of is the same as Dogecoin’s ticker. Musk’s latest comment led to a price decline for the meme coin.

The beginning of the second quarter of 2025, however, brought some respite to the community. As the crypto market rebounded on Apr. 1, DOGE reflected a 4% hike within the last 24 hours and was trading at $0.1706 at press time as per Kraken’s price feeds .