Japanese shiba inu Kabosu became the star of the 'Doge' meme that inspired Dogecoin. Photo: Philip FONG / AFPSource: AFPPAY ATTENTION: Leave your feedback about TUKO.co.ke. "She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her," Atsuko Sato wrote on her blog, thanking the fans of her shiba inu called Kabosu -- the face of the "Doge" meme. Photo: Philip FONG / AFPSource: AFPBut its most keen supporter is probably the billionaire Musk, who jokes about the currency on X -- sending its value soaring -- and hails it as "the people's crypto". "The Doge is the most popular dog of the modern era," said Tridog, a pseudonymous member of Own The Doge, describing Kabosu as "the Mona Lisa of the internet".
