Dogecoin dog behind the iconic meme dies

Published May 24, 2024 11:30am ET



The shiba inu Kabosu, the dog behind a viral meme and the dogecoin logo, died Friday.

Kabosu’s owner Atsuko Sato, 62, announced on her blog that the dog died peacefully in her sleep. Sato adopted Kabosu in 2008 and did not know her exact age at the time, but she estimates Kabosu was about 18 years old.

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