NARITA, Chiba Prefecture--Kabosu, the 18-year-old Shiba Inu dog who became an internet sensation and the face of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, died peacefully at her home in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture.

She is in Heaven now playing and hanging out with other doggie friends." “Thank you Kabosu for being such a cute, loving, brave worldly Doge. RIP Kabosu, always in our hearts,” another added.

The Shiba Inu named Kabosu passed away in Japan at 18 years old, a number of outlets reported. The dog's owner, Atsuko Sato, said in a post that Kabosu died in her sleep. The account for dogecoin ...

The Shiba Inu 'Doge', which is also used as a net meme in the design of the virtual currency ' Dogecoin ', originally gained popularity due to a photo of the Shiba Inu 'Kabosu' posted on a blog.