The dog that inspired the popular meme coin Dogecoin has died . Kabosu, an adorable Shiba Inu, was probably about 18 years old, but owner Atsuko Sato doesn’t know the rescue pup’s exact birth date.
She wrote in a blog post: “As I petted her, she died peacefully in her sleep.” . “I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world. And I was the happiest owner.”
Not only did the Japanese dog inspire Dogecoin, but the iconic image of 2010 became the source of a vast collection of internet memes. Some even call Cabo the “Mona Lisa of the Internet.” Sato took this photo two years after rescuing the dog from a dog farm. In the picture, Kabosu is giving the camera a kind of smile with his paws on the sofa.
The image became an NFT digital artwork that sold for $4 million back when NFTs were something people paid for. As for Memecoin, it started as a joke by two software engineers, but is now the eighth most valuable cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $23 billion. Price probably with the news of his Cabosu’s death.
Dogecoin was most famously backed by Elon Musk, and even existed as a currency . Other famous endorsers include Snoop Dogg, Gene Simmons and Mark Cuban.
Dogecoin has also inspired a number of other memecoins, from a Shiba Inu coin to cats to Elon Musk-based cryptocurrency coins. . These coins are known to be highly volatile, so invest at your own risk. However, Dogecoin has been stable for some time now.
Musk has long been the main figure behind Dogecoin to the Shiba Inu character before turning back to X. He single-handedly wiped out most of the coin’s value. and accused of using it .
Cabosu statue last November. The report shows that it cost $100,000 to build. “In the last few years, I’ve been able to connect the online version of Kabosu, all these unexpected things that seem far away, to our real life,” Sato said. He used the virality of his beloved Shiba inu to donate more than $1 million to charities. . Good luck, you cute baby.
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