More than a Dogecoin meme: Shiba Inu Kabosu remembered by the community
On
May
24,
the
meme
coin
symbol,
Kabosu,
died
after
a
long
illness.
Kabosu,
which
symbolizes
the
Dogecoin
(DOGE)
token,
was
18
years
old.
In
early
May,
its
condition
deteriorated
sharply.
The
dog
could
no
longer
walk
independently
and
moved
with
the
help
of
an
animal
wheelchair.
Kabosu’s
owner,
Atsuko
Sato,
wrote
on
the
Kabochan
blog
that
Kabosu
felt
normal
before
its
death,
eating
rice
and
drinking
water.
The
dog’s
farewell
will
take
place
on
May
26
in
Narita,
Japan.
“We
hope
to
hold
a
fun
farewell
party
at
Sakura
Furusato
Hiroba
when
the
weather
gets
cooler.”Atsuko
Sato,
Kabosu
owner
In
December
2022,
Kabosu
was
diagnosed
with
chronic
lymphocytic
leukemia.
Atsuko
Sato
said
that
the
pet
is
“in
a
very
dangerous
condition.”
On
Christmas
Eve,
the
dog
stopped
eating
and
drinking,
but
its
appetite
returned
after
some
time.
Crypto
community
reaction
The
crypto
community
and
fans
of
the
most
famous
Shiba
Inu
expressed
their
condolences.
The
official
Dogecoin
X
account
published
a
post
saying
the
“impact
this
one
dog
has
made
across
the
world
is
immeasurable.”
In
honor
of
the
dog’s
memory,
Dogecoin
fans
decided
to
release
a
long-planned
limited
collection
of
NFTs.
All
5,000
NFTs
will
be
free,
requiring
users
only
to
pay
gas
fees.
The
Shiba
Inu
(SHIB)
cryptocurrency
community
also
thanked
Kabosu
for
its
contribution
to
the
development
of
meme
coins.
Ethereum
co-founder
Vitalik
Buterin
also
joined
in
the
grief
by
retweeting
a
post
by
the
owner
of
Kabosu.
From
a
shelter
to
the
crypto
industry
leaders
Kabosu
came
to
the
volunteers
after
the
previous
owner
and
breeder
went
bankrupt
and
could
no
longer
support
the
dogs
that
he
had
transferred
to
the
shelter.
At
the
charity
center,
Kabosu
was
taken
by
Atsuko
Sato.
Photos
of
the
pet
first
appeared
on
its
owner’s
blog
in
2010
and
almost
immediately
went
viral.
Kabosu
became
famous
after
its
photo
with
the
word
“Doge”,
spelled
incorrectly
in
English,
went
viral
on
the
internet.
Many
texts
were
attributed
to
the
image
of
Kabosu’s
surprised
face,
lying
with
its
paws
folded,
and
various
pictures
were
added,
and
as
a
result,
the
image
became
a
meme.
Kabosu’s
popularity
increased,
and
the
portrait
of
the
dog
appeared
in
various
things
—
from
toys
to
Bitcoin
(BTC).
In
2013,
the
internet
meme
was
ranked
12th
on
MTV’s
list
of
“50
Things
Pop
Culture
Had
Us
Giving
Thanks
For
This
Year.”
That
same
year,
a
developer
Jackson
Palmer
used
the
doge
as
a
logo
for
the
Dogecoin
cryptocurrency.
In
2018,
Vitalik
Buterin
visited
a
dog
owner
in
Japan.
Later,
in
2020,
the
image
of
Kabosu
appeared
in
another
popular
meme
—
about
two
Shiba
Inu
dogs,
one
of
which
personifies
strength
and
resilience,
and
the
other
weakness
and
helplessness.
Elon
Musk
also
purchased
this
meme
coin.
He
stated
that
Tesla,
Starlink,
and
Starship
would
accept
Dogecoin
for
payment,
and
integration
into
the
X
payment
service
is
also
planned.
Impact
of
Dogecoin
on
the
meme
coin
market
When
the
Dogecoin
developers
launched
the
project,
Kabosu
had
already
become
the
personification
of
meme
coins.
This
may
be
the
reason
why
the
developers
used
the
dog
meme
in
their
coin.
The
main
goal
of
Dogecoin
was
to
demonstrate
users’
satirical
attitude
towards
how
cryptocurrencies
suddenly
became
popular.
In
fact,
cryptocurrencies
do
not
stand
out
among
others
and
do
not
deserve
special
attention.
The
power
of
social
impact
has
become
a
significant
driver
of
growth
and
traction
for
DOGE.
The
coin’s
first
phase
of
its
heyday
came
in
2021
when
the
value
of
Dogecoin
increased
by
more
than
800%
in
24
hours
and
reached
$0.07,
thanks
to
the
support
of
Reddit
users.
In
February,
the
Doge
fan
community
welcomed
Elon
Musk.
The
success
of
Dogecoin
led
to
the
emergence
of
similar
projects.
Dogecoin’s
closest
competitor,
Shiba
Inu,
was
initially
launched
to
surpass
Dogecoin’s
popularity
by
using
an
identical
image
of
the
Japanese
Shiba
Inu
dog
breed.
Since
then,
the
image
of
a
Shiba
Inu
dog
has
gone
viral
in
the
meme
coin
market.
Projects
launch
all
sorts
of
DOGE
analogs,
stylizing
the
image
of
a
famous
dog
—
BabyDoge,
Dogwifhat
(WIF),
and
others.
However,
no
one
has
yet
been
able
to
surpass
Dogecoin’s
success
—
the
coin
has
been
consistently
in
the
top
10
cryptocurrencies
by
market
capitalization
for
several
years.
It
does
not
even
think
of
giving
up
its
place
to
anyone.
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