Kabosu, the Face of Dogecoin, Passes Away

狗狗币的代言人 Kabosu 去世

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，深受人们喜爱的柴犬，后来成为狗狗币加密货币的代言人，于周五在睡梦中平静地去世，享年 14 岁。

Internet Star

互联网之星

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博客上宣布了这个令人心碎的消息，称卡博苏在周五早上“陷入了深度睡眠”。这只 18 岁的狗自 2022 年以来一直在与肝病和白血病作斗争。

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."

佐藤对卡博苏的粉丝们一生的坚定支持表示感谢。 “当我抚摸她时，她在睡梦中安静地去世了，”她写道，并补充道，“我认为卡博酱是世界上最幸福的狗。我是最幸福的主人。”

Meme Inspiration

模因灵感

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.

卡博苏的真实生日尚不清楚，但来自东京东部佐仓市的老师佐藤估计她的年龄为 18 岁。2008 年，佐藤从一家小狗工厂救出了卡博苏。两年后，她拍摄了一张卡博苏在沙发上交叉爪子、表情古怪的照片，并将其发布在她的博客上。

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.

这张图片迅速在 Reddit 等在线平台上传播，成为“从大学卧室传播到办公室电子邮件链”的病毒式模因。这些模因以“愚蠢的蹩脚英语”为特色，表达了狗的内心想法。

Dogecoin Genesis

狗狗币创世记

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 的图像后来成为 NFT 数字艺术品，售价为 400 万美元。它还激发了狗狗币的创建，这是一种加密货币，最初是由两名软件工程师开玩笑。

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.

狗狗币得到了 Snoop Dogg 和 Gene Simmons 等名人的支持，已成长为第八大最有价值的加密货币，总市值达 230 亿美元。

Elon Musk's Endorsement

埃隆·马斯克的认可

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.

科技亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克一直是狗狗币的坚定支持者，将其称为“人民的加密货币”。 2021 年 5 月，马斯克就特斯拉是否应该接受狗狗币作为付款方式向他的追随者进行了民意调查。

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.

一年后，马斯克将当时的 Twitter 图标改为卡博苏的脸，佐藤说她已经习惯了这一事件，因为“令人难以置信”的事件变得司空见惯。

Legacy of Giving

捐赠的遗产

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.

一个致力于 Doge meme 的加密货币组织 Own the Doge 众筹了一座价值 10 万美元的 Kabosu 雕像和她的沙发，该雕像于 2022 年 11 月在佐仓的一个公园揭幕。

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.

据 BBC 报道，佐藤和总督已向国际慈善机构捐赠了大量资金，其中包括向救助儿童会捐赠了超过 100 万美元。该非政府组织透露，这是其收到的“最大的单一加密货币捐款”。

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

佐藤将于周日为卡博苏举行“告别聚会”。