doge

Kabosu, the dog behind the "doge" meme, has died after 14 years of internet fame, her owner has said.

The doge image dovetailed with Mr. Musk’s own dealings with Dogecoin, which he has previously tweeted his support for.

Its first doges, or leaders, sailed to the spot where the lagoon meets the sea and tossed a gold ring off a ship to signify Venice’s marriage to the sea.

Nonetheless, some market players pointed to the relative cheapness of these tokens - doge is worth about eight cents - as a reason why speculators were willing to place bets on them.

The craze soon sparked a flurry of "doge" memes - a long-ago accidental misspelling of dog amused the internet and quickly became popular.