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Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, Is No More
A farewell party for the popular dog will be held on Sunday in a Narita city park.
Updated May 29, 2024, 4:39 p.m. Published May 24, 2024, 6:09 a.m.
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.
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Kabosu’s viral meme picture inspired the creation of dogecoin 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 and floki , which have since cumulatively become one of the industry’s biggest sectors.
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