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.

5月24日，模因币符号Kabosu在长期患病后去世。象征狗狗币（DOGE）代币的Kabosu年仅18岁。 5月初，病情急剧恶化。这只狗已经无法独立行走，只能借助动物轮椅来移动。

かぼちゃんは今朝、深い眠りにつきました🌈私に撫でられながら眠るようにそっと逝きました。かぼちゃんを愛して下さったみなさん、長い間ありがとうございました。https://t.co/aJyC8wECQP— かぼすママ (@kabosumama) May 24, 2024

南瓜今天早上睡得很沉🌈 被我抚摸着，像睡着了一样轻轻地走了。感谢大家长期以来对南瓜的喜爱。 https://t.co/aJyC8wECQP — Kabosu Mama (@kabosumama) 2024 年 5 月 24 日

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. 

Kabosu 的主人佐藤敦子 (Atsuko Sato) 在 Kabochan 博客上写道，Kabosu 死前感觉很正常，吃米饭、喝水。这只狗的告别仪式将于 5 月 26 日在日本成田举行。 

“We hope to hold a fun farewell party at Sakura Furusato Hiroba when the weather gets cooler.” Atsuko Sato, Kabosu owner

“我们希望天气转凉时在樱花故里广场举办一场有趣的告别派对。” Kabosu 老板佐藤敦子

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.
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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.”

2022年12月，卡博苏被诊断出患有慢性淋巴细胞白血病。佐藤敦子表示，这只宠物“处于非常危险的状态”。圣诞节前夕，狗停止了吃喝，但一段时间后它的食欲又恢复了。您可能还喜欢： 狗狗币的狗雕像将于 11 月初在日本安装 加密社区的反应 加密社区和最著名的柴犬的粉丝表示他们表示哀悼。Dogecoin X 官方账户发表了一篇帖子，称“这只狗对世界产生的影响是不可估量的。”

Today Kabosu, our community's shared friend and inspiration, peacefully passed in the arms of her person. The impact this one dog has made across the world is immeasurable. She was a being who knew only happiness and limitless love. Please keep her spirit and her family in…— Dogecoin (@dogecoin) May 24, 2024

今天，我们社区共同的朋友和灵感来源卡博苏在她亲人的怀里安详地去世了。这只狗对世界产生的影响是不可估量的。她是一个只知道幸福和无限爱的人。请让她的精神和她的家人留在……Dogecoin (@dogecoin) 2024 年 5 月 24 日

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.

为了纪念这只狗，狗狗币粉丝决定发布一系列计划已久的限量 NFT。所有 5,000 个 NFT 将免费，只需要用户支付 Gas 费。 Shiba Inu (SHIB) 加密货币社区还感谢 Kabosu 对 Meme 币发展的贡献。

Today, the internet loses a legend. Thank you, Kabosu, for inspiring a generation of meme-makers and dog lovers. Run free across the rainbow bridge! 🐕 #RIPKabosu https://t.co/t7zshHqCJa— Shib (@Shibtoken) May 24, 2024

如今，互联网失去了一位传奇人物。感谢卡博苏激励了一代模因制作者和狗爱好者。自由奔跑穿过彩虹桥！ 🐕 #RIPKabosu https://t.co/t7zshHqCJa — Shib (@Shibtoken) 2024 年 5 月 24 日

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also joined in the grief by retweeting a post by the owner of Kabosu.

以太坊联合创始人 Vitalik Buterin 也通过转发 Kabosu 所有者的帖子来表达悲伤。

Rest in peace Kabochan 💛 https://t.co/R4Fx7rbmcw— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) May 24, 2024

安息吧 Kabochan 💛 https://t.co/R4Fx7rbmcw—vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) 2024 年 5 月 24 日

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. 
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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.

从收容所到加密货币行业的领导者，在前主人和饲养员破产并且无法再养活他转移到收容所的狗之后，Kabosu 来到了志愿者那里。在慈善中心，佐藤敦子 (Atsuko Sato) 拍摄了 Kabosu。这只宠物的照片于 2010 年首次出现在其主人的博客上，几乎立即就疯传了。卡博苏因一张英文拼写错误的“Doge”照片在互联网上疯传而出名。 您可能还喜欢：狗狗币本周在“Doge D”之前上涨了 20% 很多文字都归因于 Kabosu 惊讶的脸、爪子折叠躺着的图像，并且添加了各种图片，结果，该图像成为了模因。 Kabosu 的受欢迎程度不断提高，这只狗的肖像出现在从玩具到比特币 (BTC) 等各种物品中。 2013 年，该网络迷因在 MTV 的“今年流行文化让我们感谢的 50 件事”列表中排名第 12 位。同年，开发商杰克逊·帕尔默（Jackson Palmer）使用狗狗作为狗狗币加密货币的标志。 2018年，Vitalik Buterin去日本拜访了一位狗主人。

Vitalik Buterin met Kabosu (original shibe from the doge meme) this week and took her for a walk! https://t.co/tTDbjjh8Qg pic.twitter.com/P0nkXWHDDd— MyDoge.eu (@MyDogeEU) April 7, 2018

Vitalik Buterin 本周遇到了 Kabosu（来自 doge meme 的原始 shibe）并带她去散步！ https://t.co/tTDbjjh8Qg pic.twitter.com/P0nkXWHDDd — MyDoge.eu (@MyDogeEU) 2018 年 4 月 7 日

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.

后来，在 2020 年，卡博苏的形象出现在另一个流行的模因中——关于两只柴犬，其中一只代表力量和韧性，另一只代表软弱和无助。

someone pls make the weak-strong dog meme with gesture & profit before playoffs and when in playoffs pic.twitter.com/WC5dzsxJl4— neptuNo (@Neptuno) October 9, 2020

有人请在季后赛前和季后赛中用手势和利润制作弱强狗模因 pic.twitter.com/WC5dzsxJl4 — neptuNo (@Neptuno) 2020 年 10 月 9 日

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.
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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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埃隆·马斯克也购买了这个模因币。他表示，特斯拉、Starlink 和 Starship 将接受狗狗币支付，并计划整合到 X 支付服务中。 狗狗币对 meme 币市场的影响 当狗狗币开发商启动该项目时，Kabosu 已经成为 meme 币的化身。这可能就是开发者在他们的硬币中使用狗表情包的原因。狗狗币的主要目标是展示用户对加密货币突然流行的讽刺态度。事实上，加密货币在众多加密货币中并不脱颖而出，不值得特别关注。您可能还喜欢：BTC和DOGE被发送到月球，狗狗币的价格下跌社会影响力已成为DOGE增长和吸引力的重要驱动力。该币的全盛时期的第一阶段出现在 2021 年，得益于 Reddit 用户的支持，狗狗币的价值在 24 小时内增长了 800% 以上，达到 0.07 美元。 2月份，Doge粉丝社区迎来了埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)。狗狗币的成功导致了类似项目的出现。狗狗币最接近的竞争对手柴犬最初推出是为了通过使用与日本柴犬品种相同的图像来超越狗狗币的受欢迎程度。 从那时起，柴犬的形象就在模因币市场上疯传。项目推出了各种 DOGE 类似物，将著名狗的形象风格化——BabyDoge、Dogwifhat (WIF) 等。 然而，还没有人能够超越狗狗币的成功——该币多年来一直位居市值前十的加密货币之列。它甚至没有想过将自己的地位让给任何人。您可能还会喜欢：狗狗币飙升超过 10%，突破 0.20 美元大关：