The dog that gained internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has died.
A Shiba Inu named Kabosu has died in Japan at the age of 18, multiple media outlets reported. The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, posted that Kabosu died in her sleep. She also said she was deadHe called her an inspiration.
Sato, a 62-year-old kindergarten teacher from Japan, adopted the dog from an animal shelter in 2008, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Sato regularly posted photos of Kabosu and her pet cats online, and a photo of Kabosu tilting her head caught the attention of early cryptocurrency adopters and became an overnight meme.
A developer named Billy Markus actually used the image to poke fun at many of the cryptocurrencies trading at the time. Markus co-created Dogecoin using the Kabosu meme. According to The Wall Street Journal, the image of the dog was repurposed as the emblem of Dogecoin on gold coins in 2013.
Kabuso’s image was soon being shared by traders, celebrities and even members of parliament.
Dogecoin (pronounced “Doge-coin”) has grown in popularity over the years. On April 20, 2021, “Doge’s Day”. Although Dogecoin supporters have worked to move away from its image as a joke cryptocurrency and instead see it as a way to make quick and easy transactions, it has not gained widespread acceptance as a means of payment in all circles.
A year later, a millionaire Elon Musk He suggested that Twitter consider offering a way for users to pay for subscriptions with Dogecoin.
