Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Doge community is at it again. Known for sending the Jamaican bobsled team to the Olympics, putting the face of the Doge on a NASCAR, co-creating the world’s second most recognized cryptocurrency, purchasing the world’s third most expensive photograph, and now, creating the Most Wow dog statue on planet earth.
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On November 2nd, 2022, fans of Kabosu, the Japanese Shiba Inu dog who inspired the Doge meme and Dogecoin, launched a month-long crowdfunding campaign to create a bronze statue for her 17th birthday. In under 12 hours, the Doge community had already raised $32,000 and within 72 hours, reached their initial goal of $42,069!
However, with the massive market crash that followed the FTX crypto exchange implosion, the value of the cryptocurrencies raised sank far below the crowdfunding goal.
Undeterred, the fundraising continued and the ever-optimistic Doge community are closing in on their goal yet again. Once reached, fundraising will continue, aiming to make the monument as large and Wow as possible and, Doge willing, place a sister statue on the moon!
The Dogecoin Foundation, Own The Doge and Atsuko Sato (Kabosu’s mama) are spearheading this unique initiative. The campaign was launched on November 2nd (Kabosu’s 17th Birthday) and will run through December 6th (Dogecoin’s ninth Birthday). The statue is to be placed in Sakura Furusato Square, a picturesque park where Atsuko often takes Kabosu on walks and which also features an ornamental dutch windmill.
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Tridog from the Own The Doge project opined: “This is surely one of the most important and impactful things the Doge community has ever created. The statue will provide an IRL location for those inspired by the Doge to pilgrimage and gather, forever solidifying the incredibly positive impact one woman, one dog, one…
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