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Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, Is No More

Shaurya Malwa
Updated ·1-min read

Popular dog Kabosu, the face of dogecoin and several other meme tokens, died early Friday, her owner wrote in a blog post. She was over 17 years old.

“We will be holding a farewell party for Kabo-chan on Sunday, May 26th . It will be held at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, Narita City, from 1pm to 4pm,” the blog reads.

Kabosu’s viral meme picture inspired the creation of dogecoin {{DOGE}} in 2013, initially starting off as a joke currency. DOGE’s success later birthed a whole cohort of dog-themed tokens such as shiba inu {{SHIB}} and floki {{FLOKI}}, which have since cumulatively become one of the industry’s biggest sectors.