Kabosu, the face of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, dies at 18, owner says
Kabosu, the Japanese dog that became a global meme and the face of alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin, has passed away at the age of 18, her owner announced in a blog post on Friday. The Shiba Inu breed died peacefully while sleeping, according to her owner, Atsuko Sato
Kabosu, the Japanese dog that became a global meme and the face of alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin, has passed away at the age of 18, her owner announced in a blog post on Friday. The Shiba Inu breed died peacefully while sleeping, according to her owner, Atsuko Sato. Kabosu gained recognition as the face of Dogecoin, an alternative cryptocurrency that was initially created as a satirical critique of the 2013 crypto frenzy.
However, the token experienced a significant increase in value after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a proponent of cryptocurrencies, began tweeting about it in 2020. Since then, the billionaire has repeatedly promoted the coin. Last year, Dogecoin added as much as $4 billion to its market value when the billionaire, who purchased social media site Twitter in 2022, briefly replaced Twitter's blue bird logo with an image of Kabosu. Musk later renamed Twitter X. With a market capitalization of around $23.6 billion, "The impact this one dog has made across the world is immeasurable," Dogecoin posted on social media site X on Friday.
