Well, butter my biscuit and call me a crypto cowboy-Qubic has decided to saddle up and ride into the Dogecoin mining arena. Yes, the same Qubic that once played chicken with Monero’s hashrate is now setting its sights on the meme coin darling of the internet. Because nothing says “serious blockchain innovation” like integrating a coin born from a Shiba Inu joke into your grand Proof-of-Work scheme.
In a post that could only be described as the crypto equivalent of a late-night infomercial, Qubic announced: “The community didn’t hesitate. The vote was decisive: DOGE won with 301 votes.” Wow, 301 votes. That’s roughly the number of people who show up to a PTA meeting, but sure, let’s call it a mandate. “This isn’t a plug-and-play upgrade,” they added, because apparently, integrating ASIC hardware into uPoW is harder than assembling an IKEA bookshelf without the instructions. Who knew?
Dogecoin mining integration is actively in development.
The community didn’t hesitate.
The vote was decisive: #DOGE won with 301 votes.This isn’t a plug-and-play upgrade.
Integrating ASIC hardware into uPoW requires real engineering, deep protocol work, and time to do it…
– Qubic (@_Qubic_) January 22, 2026
Of course, this wouldn’t be a Qubic story without a healthy dose of drama. Remember that time in August 2025 when they claimed to have “taken over” Monero with a 51% hashrate? Turns out, it was more of a “selfish mining campaign” than a full-blown coup, with their hashrate peaking at a modest 23-34%. But hey, who’s fact-checking when you’re trying to look like a blockchain Bond villain?
Now, Dogecoin’s mining economy is a whole different beast. Unlike Monero’s CPU-friendly RandomX, Dogecoin runs on Scrypt and has been merged-mining with Litecoin since 2014. So, unless Qubic plans to outspend $2.85 billion on hardware and $2.5 million a day on electricity (spoiler: they don’t), a 51% attack seems about as likely as Elon Musk retiring to a quiet life of knitting.
The real question is whether Qubic can convince existing Scrypt ASIC operators to play along. Call it “vampire mining” or just good old-fashioned persuasion, but either way, it’s less of a heist and more of a timeshare sales pitch.
At press time, DOGE was trading at $0.12521, which is roughly the price of a latte. But hey, at least it’s not being used to fund a blockchain takeover-yet.
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2026-01-23 13:41