<div class="gjw_content"><div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p><strong>(NEWSnet/AP) —</strong> The dog that skyrocketed to internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency dogecoin has died.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>The Shiba Inu named Kabosu passed away in Japan at 18 years old, a number of outlets reported.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, said in a post that Kabosu died in her sleep. The account for dogecoin on X also said she had died, calling her an inspiration.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Sato, a 62-year-old kindergarten teacher in Japan, adopted the dog from an animal shelter in 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Sato posted pictures of Kabosu, and her cats, online regularly. It was a picture of Kabosu that captured the attention of early adapters of cryptocurrency and she became a meme almost overnight.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>A developer named Billy Markus actually harnessed the image in an effort to mock many of the cryptocurrencies being traded at the time. Markus co-created dogecoin using the Kabosu meme. The dog’s image was transposed onto a gold coin as the emblem for dogecoin in 2013, according to the Journal.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Kabuso’s image was soon being shared by traders, celebrities and even members of Congress.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Dogecoin, which is pronounced dohj-coin, has flirted with mild levels of popularity over the years.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p>Supporters of dogecoin were trying to help it shed its image as a joke cryptocurrency and get it seen as a way to make fast and easy transactions, though it is not accepted widely as for payment in any circle.</p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p><strong>Follow NEWSnet on Facebook and X platform to get our headlines in your social feeds.</strong></p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p><em>Copyright 2024 NEWSnet and The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</em></p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p> </p></div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"> </div></div> <div><div class="Article-paragraph"><p id="pdf-1716584235238"> </p></div></div></div>
