Kabosu, a Shiba Inu whose “much wow” face inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin and helped create one of the most iconic memes of the past ten years, passed away on Friday. Her age was eighteen.
The Japanese shiba inu served as the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin and spawned a wave of internet jokes.
The news was shared by Kabosu’s owner, Atsuko Sato, in a post on her official blog. She expressed her sincere thanks for all of the love and support that Kabosu has received over the years.
Sato said that on May 26, there would be a farewell celebration for “Kabo-chan” at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, Narita City.
She passed away on May 24 after being diagnosed with leukaemia and liver illness.
“She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,” Atsuko Sato wrote on her blog, thanking Kabosu’s fans.
“I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world. And I was the happiest owner.”
In 2010, Kabosu gained widespread recognition on the internet after a picture of her displaying folded paws and a curious expression appeared on Reddit and other forums.
As a result, internet users started to create a lot of “doge” memes, which are based on purposeful misspellings of the word “dog,” in which Kabosu’s face is photoshopped onto pastries, famous places, and other animals.
The rise in popularity of “doge” memes was solidified in December 2013 when Kabosu was chosen to represent Dogecoin, a parody cryptocurrency that catered to the internet’s obsession with animal memes and was a lighthearted take on Bitcoin. Then came other meme tokens, such as a coin featuring a Shiba Inu.
Dogecoin has Elon Musk as one of its supporters. He asked his millions of Twitter followers in May 2021 if Tesla should take Bitcoin payments.
She had her body photoshopped with Nicolas Cage’s visage on it. A loaf of bread was created by photoshopping her physique.
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