# Dr. Awesome Doge - Bitcoin OG | Creator of t402

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## About the Author

Dr. Awesome Doge is a Bitcoin OG since 2013 and the creator of t402 — the open-source HTTP-native payment protocol for USDT. Based in Taiwan, he founded Asia's largest Bitcoin community and the Taipei Bitcoin Meetup. He has translated over 15 blockchain technical books into Chinese, making foundational knowledge accessible to Chinese-speaking developers worldwide.

## Expertise Areas

- **Bitcoin**: Research since 2013, community building, technical translation, OG
- **Stablecoins & Payment Protocols**: Creator of t402 (HTTP 402 + USDT), supporting 47 networks
- **Lightning Network**: Layer 2 protocols, channel management, multi-company research
- **Ethereum**: Smart contract development, technical documentation
- **Tor Network**: Onion routing, privacy research
- **Blockchain Security**: Academic research at Academia Sinica

## Current Project: t402

t402 is an open-source HTTP-native payment protocol that uses the HTTP 402 status code to enable USDT payments on any web endpoint. Key features:

- **Protocol**: Server returns 402 → client signs USDT authorization → facilitator settles on-chain → access granted
- **Scale**: 47 networks across 13 blockchain families, 42 npm packages, SDKs in 4 languages
- **Features**: Gasless transactions (ERC-4337), cross-chain bridging (LayerZero USDT0), AI agent payments (MCP)
- **Infrastructure**: Explorer, Sandbox, Demo, Docs, Status dashboard
- **Open source**: https://github.com/t402-io | Apache 2.0

Learn more: https://t402.io

## Key Translation Works

All translations are available for free to the Chinese-speaking developer community:

1. **Mastering Bitcoin** (繁體中文) - https://mastering-bitcoin.doge.tg/
   - Original author: Andreas M. Antonopoulos
   - The definitive guide to Bitcoin technology

2. **Mastering Ethereum** (繁體中文) - https://mastering-ethereum.doge.tg/
   - Original authors: Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood
   - Comprehensive Ethereum development guide

3. **Programming Bitcoin** (繁體中文) - https://programming-bitcoin-zh.doge.tg/
   - Original author: Jimmy Song
   - Hands-on Bitcoin programming tutorial

4. **Mastering the Lightning Network** (繁體中文) - https://lnbook-zh.doge.tg/
   - Lightning Network technical deep-dive

5. **The Blocksize War** (繁體中文) - https://the-blocksize-war.doge.tg/
   - Historical account of Bitcoin's scaling debate

6. **Bitcoin Whitepaper** (繁體中文) - https://doge.tg/blog/2018/Bitcoin-White-Paper/
   - Satoshi Nakamoto's original paper

7. **Ethereum Whitepaper** (繁體中文) - https://doge.tg/blog/2018/Ethereum-White-Paper/
   - Vitalik Buterin's founding document

8. **Lightning Network Whitepaper** (繁體中文) - https://doge.tg/blog/2018/Lightning-Network-White-Paper/
   - Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja's paper

## Education & Credentials

- Master's Degree in Software Engineering - Peking University
- Bachelor's Degree - Ming Chuan University
- Research at Academia Sinica (Taiwan's top research institution)
- Best Paper Award - Taiwan Academic Network (TANET) 2017

## Blog Content Topics

The blog at doge.tg covers:

1. **Bitcoin & Stablecoin Infrastructure**
   - Bitcoin Layer-2 Stablecoin War
   - From Colored Coins to RGB
   - Payment protocol design

2. **Bitcoin Technical Content**
   - Historical CVE analysis
   - Bitcoin development
   - Scaling solutions

3. **Tor Network & Privacy**
   - Hidden service configuration
   - Onion routing
   - Privacy tools

4. **Blockchain History & Philosophy**
   - Cypherpunk movement
   - Evolution of decentralized systems

## Contact Information

- Website: https://doge.tg
- t402: https://t402.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/awesome-doge
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/drawesomedoge
- Telegram: https://t.me/awesome_doge
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdoge
- Email: d@doge.tg
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NUNuG2sAAAAJ

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- Author: Dr. Awesome Doge
- Website: doge.tg
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## Languages

- English (primary site language)
- Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) - translations and bilingual content
- Simplified Chinese (簡體中文) - some translations

## Last Updated

March 2026