The dog that inspired the famous Dogecoin meme coin has died, according to a instagram.com/kabosumama/p/C7V8AGvJPm9/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:post on instagram by its owner;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>. Kabosu, an adorable Shiba Inu, was probably around 18 years old, although owner Atsuko Sato does not know the rescued pup's exact birth date.
“She passed away quietly as if she was asleep while I was petting her,” he wrote in a blog post. . “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 2010 photo became the source of a vast collection of internet memes. Some have even called Kabosu the “Mona Lisa of the Internet.” Sato took the photo two years after rescuing the dog from a puppy farm, where she would have likely been euthanized. The image shows Kabosu with his paws on the couch as he gives the camera, well, a sort of smile.
The photo became an nft digital artwork that sold for $4 million, back when nfts were something people paid money for. As for memecoin, it started as a joke by two software engineers, but has now risen to be the eighth most valuable cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $23 billion. The price probably because of the news of Kabosu's death.
Dogecoin was most famously endorsed by Elon Musk, and was even made available as a currency. Other celebrity endorsers include Snoop Dogg, Gene Simmons and Mark Cuban, to name just a few.
Dogecoin has also inspired many other memecoins, from the Shiba Inu derivative coin to cat-based cryptocurrency coins, Elon Musk and, sigh, crypto-millionaires-as-maga-token-surged/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:even Donald Trump;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>. These currencies are known to be very volatile, so invest at your own risk. Dogecoin, however, has remained largely stable for a while now.
Musk has long been the main cheerleader behind Dogecoin, including the Shiba Inu image, before pivoting to x. He also single-handedly erased most of the currency's value and has been accused of using it to .
A statue of Kabosu in November last year. Reports indicate that it cost $100,000 to build. “In recent years I have been able to connect the online version of Kabosu, all these unexpected things seen from a distance, with our real lives,” Sato wrote. She has used the virality of her beloved Shiba Inu to donate large sums of money to charities, including more than $1 million for . Good luck, adorable pup.
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