Popular canine-themed meme coins, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), experienced a significant spike on Friday following a tweet from Elon Musk about the passing of Kabosu, the dog that inspired these tokens.
DOGE surged by as much as 5%, reaching a session high of 17.3 cents within minutes of Musk’s tweet, while SHIB increased nearly 3% during the same timeframe. Despite these gains being short-lived, with both cryptos pulling back, DOGE remained up 6% and SHIB up 1% over the past 24 hours, outperforming the mostly flat CoinDesk 20 Index.
This market activity highlights Musk’s influential impact on memecoins, sparking speculation among crypto enthusiasts about his potential role as one of the largest Dogecoin holders and the possibility of integrating the token into a payment system for X (formerly known as Twitter, now owned by Musk).
Kabosu, the Shiba Inu that became the face of Dogecoin and other meme tokens, passed away early Friday, according to a blog post by her owner. Kabosu was over 17 years old.
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