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Kabosu, the famous dog Doge memewho has become a pop icon of internet culture since 2010, has just died.

He was 18 years old when he died, his owner said on Instagram.

His story is worthy of the Internet. In 2008, she was adopted by kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato. Sato maintained a blog where he shared photos of his pets, and in February 2010 he published what was then a routine update. What Sato didn’t know was that one of his dog’s photos would eventually be seen all over the Internet.

The Great Dane meme has been used by everyone from government agencies to weather apps, and last year a Reddit user who discovered Kabosu traveled to Japan for the first time for International Great Dane Day.

Doge, also known as “one of the most iconic memes in Internet history,” previously received Know Your Meme’s Meme of the Decade award in December 2019.

From cryptocurrency to Elon Musk’s X

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But Kabosu was also the image of the popular cryptocurrency Dogecoin. It was created in 2013 by Billy Marcus and Jackson Palmer as a more accessible and less serious alternative to Bitcoin.

It has gained popularity over the years and has been endorsed by public figures such as Elon Musk.

So much so that Elon Musk used Kabosu’s face at the beginning of X, replacing the iconic little blue bird.

Rest in peace to the great Dog meme.