The Dogecoin X account shared a post to announce the death of Kabosu, a dog who represented the faces of DOGE and SHIB. Kabosu had made a significant impact on the cryptocurrency industry throughout it’s living and will continue to do so even after death.
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.
— Dogecoin (@dogecoin) May 24, 2024
She was a being who knew only happiness and limitless love.
Please keep her spirit and her family in…
She was always known for her liveliness, happiness and limitless love. It is important to remember her always to support the continuous growth of meme coins based on her.
Owner of Kabosu Expressed Deep Grief
The owner of Kabosu wrote a heart-felt poem in her native language, Japanese to express her sorrow and grief on the death of her beloved dog “Kabosu.”
In the poem, she expressed that yesterday was a normal day, Kabosu had the usual dinner, followed her routine of sleeping next to her. But then on a beautiful morning, when birds were singing she passed away quietly at the age of 18.

Source: Kabochan.blog
The owner shared her image with her poem.
In her 18 years of living, she has always been loving and the owner thanked her for being there for her. The owner always considered her a person rather than a dog. The owner still considers her living, smiling and wagging her tail.
At the end of the poem, she asks Kabosu to stay close to them and always be with them.
Farewell to Kabosu
The owner has organized a farewell party on Sunday, May 26, afternoon to relive all the happy memories. The event will be held at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, Narita City.
Impact on Doge Coin and Shiba Inu
In the first half of the day, after the death revelation of Kabosu, DOGE experienced a decline of around 1% but in the second half of the day, it recovered to some extent.
At press time, DOGE was trading at $0.15918, 0.28% lower than the previous day. The DOGE is expected to continue to trend lower.
SHIB also experienced a decline in prices after the death of Kabosu. At press time, SHIB was trading at $0.00002400, experiencing a decline of 2.36%.
However, the declining trend should not continue for long time, even after the death of inspiration, the communities should continue to grow and the memecoins should live forever.