Founder and leader of the Ethereum blockchain Vitalik Buterin took to his account on social media platform
Founder and leader of the Ethereum blockchain Vitalik Buterin took to his account on social media platform
In this way, he indirectly once again demonstrated support and respect for the Dogecoin community.
Vitalik Buterin pays tribute to Kabosu
Vitalik Buterin tweeted “Rest in peace Kabochan” in response to Kabosu owner Atsuko Sato (@kabosumama) tweet about the death of the Shiba Inu dog at the age of 19. In 2010, Kabosu became famous after photos of him went viral on the Internet. . In 2013, inspired by this Doge meme, Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer created the first meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE). Kabosu became a DOGE mascot and became even more popular among the vastly expanding Dogecoin army.
When Kabosu passed away, many prominent figures within the crypto community, including Elon Musk, Dogecoin’s official account, and DOGE founder Markus, paid tribute to Kabosu and shared the Dogecoin community’s grief.
Yuri MolchanVitalik Buterin and the Dogecoin Foundation
Musk tweeted that the dog had “ascended to heaven” and the DOGE creator posted a meme with Kabosu talking to Death, where the latter told the dog: “I was told you were the best.”
This is not the first time Buterin has shown respect towards the DOGE community. Previously, the Ethereum founder made several large donations to the Dogecoin Foundation. In 2021, Buterin became a member of this organization in an attempt to make various proposals to improve DOGE. One of them was DOGE’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake algorithm.
