He failed to mention which developers he is working with because there is no official Dogecoin team of developers. Maybe he brought in his own team and will fork it.
The idea of fork is nice one. If somehow this fork is real, it would mean all the dogecoin holders will get free fork coin and even if this fork does not happen and Elon continue to promote the original doge, the price will increase in both cases. The only fear is if he stepped out of doge, and then it will collapse badly.
I guess it is better to fork a popular coin than to create a new one. Could SpaceX use a satellite network to validate transactions? Has anyone thought that decentralization could be in space, safe from hackers?
in any case, I think Elon plans to make Doge an interplanetary currency
Think about this, what currency will the colonists of the future use on the moon and Mars? What currency will be used for the exploitation and exchange of resources and supplies?
It makes sense that it is a cryptocurrency outside of governments and banks. The currency's growth in value could itself finance the space race.
Do not underestimate what is going through Elon's head, he is a visionary. He is also ironic, daring, goes against the current and likes to show it, show that everything is possible. Why can't the future currency be a meme symbol? What's the problem?
This is going to be very interesting, and it is a good idea to have a ticket for this trip.