Key Points
- Kabosu, the dog that became the face of Dogecoin (DOGE) passed away today, at 18 years old.
- Kabosu’s popular meme led to the birth of the DOGE token, the largest meme coin by market cap.
Kabosu, the dog that inspired Dogecoin (DOGE) passed away this morning, May 24, at an estimated age of 18 years old.
The team at Dogecoin posted on their X account a message, saying that Kabosu, the community’s shared friend and inspiration, had peacefully passed away in the arms of her person.
They also noted that the impact this dog was able to make across the world is immeasurable. Kabosu is described as a being who knew only happiness and limitless love.
The team at Dogecoin asked their followers to keep Kabosu’s spirit and her family in their hearts, and most importantly, to carry her with them as the story continues.
They concluded the post by saying that we are all fortunate for Kabosu’s story to have touched and shaped our own.
Kabosu’s owner noted in a blog post that there will be a memorial ceremony held for the Shiba Inu dog on Sunday at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, Narita City, from 1pm to 4pm.
Kabosu inspired the birth of Dogecoin (DOGE)
The Shiba Inu’s iconic meme went viral in the early 2010s and it led to the creation of Dogecoin (DOGE) in 2013.
DOGE became the largest memecoin by market capitalization and inspired other important dog-themed memecoins such as Shiba Inu and Floki.
The open-source digital currency was reportedly created by Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon, and Jackson Palmer from Sydney, Australia, and was forked from Litecoin in December 2013.
Dogecoin’s creators saw the token as a fun, light-hearted cryptocurrency that would have greater appeal beyond the core Bitcoin audience, since it was based on a dog meme.