At the age of 18 he died Kabosuthe dog that gave rise to the meme X (ex Twitter) “Doge†now the cryptocurrency “Dogecoinâ€. The pet had been diagnosed at the end of 2022 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute cholangiohepatitis. Its owner announced the news through a moving post instagram.
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The Kabosu meme became famous in the early 2010s across social media platforms. reddit, tumblr and 4Chan. In the image you could see the animal with the crossed legs yAn infinite number of variants of this meme were used around the world to laugh or make jokes.
The memes typically used ridiculous, broken English to reveal the inner thoughts of Kabosu and other shiba inu «doge,» pronounced like pizza «dough» but with a «j» at the end.
The image was also later turned into an NFT digital artwork that sold for $4 million (£3.1 million) and inspired Dogecoin, which two software engineers started as a joke and now It is the eighth most valuable cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $23 billion, whose popularity skyrocketed thanks to the support of Elon Musk.
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Kabosu, the most popular dog
“Doge is the most popular dog of the modern era,†she is “the Mona Lisa of the internet,†one of her unconditional fans recently told AFP.
Kabosu fell ill with leukemia and liver disease in late 2022, and Sato said in a recent interview with AFP that the «invisible power» of prayers from fans around the world helped her through.
The owner had become so accustomed to «unbelievable» events that when Musk changed the Twitter icon, now X, to Kabosu’s face last year, she «wasn’t even that surprised.»
The emotional farewell of Atsuka Sato, the owner of Kabosu
Atsuka Sato, owner of Kabosu, said goodbye to her pet through a publication on her Instagram account. “To all of you who loved Kabosu: On the morning of May 24, he crossed the rainbow bridge. Thank you all so much for your support over the years,†he wrote.
“She left very calmly without suffering, as if she fell asleep while she felt the warmth of my hands caressing her. Thank you all so much for loving Kabosu all these years. I’m sure Kabosu was the happiest dog in the world and that makes me the happiest owner in the world,†she added.
To close the statement, he noted: “I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has sent us so much love.â€.