· Remembered

Doge / Kabosu

What happened

Atsuko Sato photographed her rescued Shiba Inu Kabosu in 2010. The side-eye plus Comic Sans interior monologue became the 2013 Doge meme and later the face of Dogecoin.

How it unfolded

  1. Sato posts the now-famous sofa photos.
  2. Doge goes mainstream across Reddit, Tumblr, and 4chan.
  3. Kabosu dies at 18 after leukemia and liver disease.

Current status

Died 24 May 2024 at 07:50 JST in Sakura, Chiba, at 18. The photos and coin remain in circulation.

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