An engaged NFT community that holds the original 'doge' meme is working with local governments to install an actual statue that pays homage to Kabuso, the dog that inspired the meme.
The statue will be unveiled on Nov. 2 in Sakura, Japan, on Kabuso's birthday in collaboration with the City of Sakura, community members said. It is scheduled to be placed in Sakura Furusato Square, where Kabosu's parents often take her on walks.
Last year, Kabosu, the Shiba Inu dog who inspired the Doge meme and Dogecoin, raised money to build the statue - and even want to place it on the moon one day.
We have been operating for over two years, bringing Doge to places she's never been, including Hollywood, EDM bangers and space, said PleasrDAO, the community that owns the NFT.
PleasrDAO, a group of NFT collectors who buy high-priced NFTs and build communities, considers DOGE as a short form of They donate to meaningful charitable organizations across the world, with Own The Doge listed as the top crypto giver to Save The Children.
In 2010 Atsuko Sato's doge meme came to life when she spotted a picture of Kabosu on her blog. It went viral when John Monarch, the poster for Atsuko's blog, first christened her with the name 'doge' on Reddit.
The meme is now a part of internet culture and part of the first memes. In 2013, the creation of dogecoin - and other dog-themed tokens - led to the creation of tens of billions of dollars in a market that boasted of a market capitalization of tens of billions of dollars.