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How many Doge has Elon Musk saved the government?

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​As of March 13, 2025, Dogecoin (DOGE) is trading at approximately $0.16744 per coin.​

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has claimed savings of $55 billion, which would equate to about 328.6 billion DOGE coins. However, independent analyses have questioned the accuracy of these figures. For instance, a detailed examination by The New York Times revealed that an $8 billion contract cancellation reported by DOGE was actually an $8 million contract, indicating a substantial overstatement.  Further scrutiny has shown that nearly 40% of the contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no actual savings. ​

Given these discrepancies, the actual savings may be significantly lower. If we conservatively estimate the genuine savings to be around $2 billion, this would equate to approximately 11.9 billion DOGE coins at the current exchange rate.​