The online world mourns the loss of its favorite four-legged friend.
Kabosu, who was best known on the internet as the inspiration for the well-known “Doge meme”, has died at the age of 18. This was confirmed by the animal’s owner, Atsuko Sato. Two years ago, the dog, who is also the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, was diagnosed with Leukemia diagnosed.
On Sunday, a farewell party for the popular Shiba Inu will be held in a city park in Narita (Japan). Sato announced on her blog at.
Kabosu – as well known as a colorful dog
Kabosu became popular in the 2010s on the online platforms Tumblr and Reddit through a Doge meme. The main image is a photo of Kabosu with colorful captions in broken English placed on it. The meme became known worldwide due to its unique style.
These captions often consist of short sentences beginning with the words “such,” “much,” “many,” and “very” and are intended to describe the dog's thoughts, e.g. “such wow,” “much fun,” “very skilled,” “so amaze.”
The Shiba Inu Kabosu is world famous under the name Doge. The original photo of the meme was sold for the equivalent of around 3.8 million euros
Kabosu and the Dogecoin
Kabosu also became the face of the Cryptocurrency DogecoinHis viral meme image inspired the founding of the Dogecoin (DOGE), which was initially intended as a joke currency. But when Tesla boss Elon Musk also became interested in it and tweeted about it, the cryptocurrency suddenly received unexpected attention and drove the price to unprecedented heights.
The Dogecoin is now accepted as a means of payment by some companies, including Tesla. A total of 141,515 billion Dogecoins are available.
Kabosu is the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin