Photo Of Shiba Inu Dog Symbol Of Cryptocurrency Dogecoin Sold For IDR 56.8 Billion

Photo of Shiba Inu Dog as the Dogecoin logo is sold in NFT (Zora.Fleek)

JAKARTA – In the midst of the rise of Dogecoin (DOGE) crypto money which Elon Musk often touts through his Twitter account, it turns out that a photo of a dog that is used as a symbol of cryptocurrency has been sold by its owner in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT) asset.

The photo of the Shiba Inu dog sold for IDR 56.8 billion. The photo, which had become a popular meme at that time, was sold by its original owner, Atsuko Sato. While his Shiba Inu dog is named Kobasu.

The photo was purchased by the @pleasrdao account for 1,696.9 Ethereum on the NFT site auction at very.auction. Atsuko has auctioned off the photo of Kobasu last Tuesday. The auction was held for 3 days before going to @pleasrdao. In addition, the public can also view the transactions on the Etherscan.io page.

Previously, Sato had uploaded the photo to his personal blog in 2010. He did not realize the photo would become the most popular meme in cyberspace.

“I took photos to update my blog,” says Atsuko Sato.

“I take a lot of pictures every day, so the day was nothing out of the ordinary. Kobasu likes to be photographed, so he's happy the camera is pointing at him", added Sato.

Kobasu's meme circulated and Sato was surprised to find a photo of his dog circulating on the internet. He didn't expect Kobasu's photo to spread around the world.

“When I first found out about the Kobasu meme, I was very surprised. I dread the thought that just one photo that I casually post on my blog could spread around the world to places I don't know.

The owner of the Kobasu plans to do charity work from the funds he got through selling photos of Shiba Inu dogs in the form of NFT. Atsuko will donate funds to several natural agencies, including the Japanese Red Cross and the World Food Program.

Previously, another meme photo called “Disaster Girl” has also sold for 180 Ethereum or IDR 6.8 billion. Meanwhile, another popular video sold in NFT format is “Charlie Bit My Finger” which sells for IDR 10.9 billion.