Crypto users react to death of Shiba Inu behind viral memes

Cheems Balltze, the dog behind viral images of the Shiba Inu enjoying cheeseburgers, died in his sleep on Aug. 18 amid a battle with cancer. 

The dog, also called “Ball Ball”, was 12 years old at the time of his death. The Shiba Inu breed in particular is famous among cryptocurrency users as the basis of tokens like Shiba Inu (