From f1ccf0b2636cee1cac4f3abaf1ad0eb60a34090c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florent Tapponnier <160007691+Flotapponnier@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:05:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add public Dogecoin RPC endpoints reference

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 README.md | 9 +++++++++
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ node-dogecoin is a Dogecoin client for Node.js. It is a fork of the excellent Ka
 
 You'll need a running instance of [dogecoind](https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin) to connect with. If you're running Debian/Ubuntu, this worked for me: http://www.dogeco.in/wiki/index.php/Dogecoind
 
+## Public Endpoints
+
+If you don't run your own node, these public keyless endpoints support `getblockcount` and standard Dogecoin JSON-RPC:
+
+- `https://dogecoin-mainnet.gateway.tatum.io` (Tatum)
+- `https://dogecoin.drpc.org` (dRPC)
+
+For live latency and reliability data across providers, see [OpenChainBench Dogecoin RPC benchmark](https://openchainbench.com/benchmarks/dogecoin-rpc).
+
 Then, install the node-dogecoin NPM package.
 
 `npm install node-dogecoin`