Kabosu, the Face of Dogecoin, Passes Away

狗狗幣的代言人 Kabosu 過世

Kabosu, the beloved Shiba Inu who became the face of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday at the age of 14.

Kabosu，深受人們喜愛的柴犬，後來成為狗狗幣加密貨幣的代言人，於週五在睡夢中平靜地去世，享年 14 歲。

Internet Star

網路之星

Her owner, Atsuko Sato, announced the heartbreaking news on her blog, stating that Kabosu "fell into a deep sleep" on Friday morning. The 18-year-old dog had been battling liver disease and leukemia since 2022.

她的主人佐藤敦子在她的部落格上宣布了這個令人心碎的消息，稱卡博蘇在周五早上「陷入了深度睡眠」。這隻 18 歲的狗自 2022 年以來一直在與肝病和白血病作鬥爭。

Sato expressed her gratitude to Kabosu's fans for their unwavering support throughout her life. "She quietly passed away in her sleep while I caressed her," she wrote, adding, "I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world. And I was the happiest owner."

佐藤對卡博甦的粉絲們一生的堅定支持表示感謝。 “當我撫摸她時，她在睡夢中安靜地去世了，”她寫道，並補充道，“我認為卡博醬是世界上最幸福的狗。我是最幸福的主人。”

Meme Inspiration

迷因靈感

Kabosu's true birthday remains unknown, but Sato, a teacher from Sakura, east of Tokyo, estimated her age at 18. In 2008, Sato rescued Kabosu from a puppy mill. Two years later, she captured a now-iconic photo of Kabosu crossing her paws on a sofa with a quizzical expression and posted it on her blog.

卡博甦的真實生日尚不清楚，但來自東京東部佐倉市的老師佐藤估計她的年齡為 18 歲。兩年後，她拍攝了一張卡博蘇在沙發上交叉爪子、表情古怪的照片，並將其發佈在她的部落格上。

The image quickly spread across online platforms like Reddit, becoming a viral meme that "spread from college bedrooms to office email chains." The memes featured "goofy broken English" to express the dog's inner thoughts.

這張圖片迅速在 Reddit 等線上平台上傳播，成為「從大學臥室傳播到辦公室電子郵件鏈」的病毒式迷因。這些模因以“愚蠢的蹩腳英語”為特色，表達了狗的內心想法。

Dogecoin Genesis

狗狗幣創世記

Kabosu's image later became an NFT digital artwork, which sold for $4 million. It also inspired the creation of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a joke by two software engineers.

Kabosu 的圖像後來成為 NFT 數位藝術品，售價為 400 萬美元。它還激發了狗狗幣的創建，這是一種加密貨幣，最初是由兩名軟體工程師開玩笑。

Dogecoin, which has gained support from celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Gene Simmons, has grown to become the eighth most valuable cryptocurrency, with a total market value of $23 billion.

狗狗幣得到了 Snoop Dogg 和 Gene Simmons 等名人的支持，已成長為第八大最有價值的加密貨幣，總市值達 230 億美元。

Elon Musk's Endorsement

馬斯克的認可

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been a vocal supporter of Dogecoin, referring to it as "the people's crypto." In May 2021, Musk polled his followers on whether Tesla should accept Dogecoin as payment.

科技億萬富翁伊隆馬斯克一直是狗狗幣的堅定支持者，稱之為「人民的加密貨幣」。 2021 年 5 月，馬斯克就特斯拉是否應該接受狗狗幣作為付款方式向他的追隨者進行了民意調查。

A year later, Musk changed the then Twitter icon to Kabosu's face, an event that Sato said she had become accustomed to as "unbelievable" events became commonplace.

一年後，馬斯克將當時的 Twitter 圖標改為卡博甦的臉，佐藤說她已經習慣了這一事件，因為「令人難以置信」的事件變得司空見慣。

Legacy of Giving

捐贈的遺產

A crypto organization dedicated to the Doge meme, Own the Doge, crowdfunded a $100,000 statue of Kabosu and her sofa, which was unveiled in November 2022 in a park in Sakura.

一個致力於 Doge meme 的加密貨幣組織 Own the Doge 眾籌了一座價值 10 萬美元的 Kabosu 雕像和她的沙發，該雕像於 2022 年 11 月在佐倉的一個公園揭幕。

According to the BBC, Sato and the Doge have donated significant sums of money to international charities, including over a million dollars to Save the Children. The NGO revealed that this was "the single largest crypto contribution" it had ever received.

根據 BBC 報道，佐藤和總督已向國際慈善機構捐贈了大量資金，其中包括向救助兒童會捐贈了超過 100 萬美元。該非政府組織透露，這是其收到的「最大的單一加密貨幣捐款」。

Sato will hold a "farewell gathering" for Kabosu on Sunday.

佐藤將於週日為卡博蘇舉行「告別聚會」。