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Rescue pup to meme star: the real-life 'Dogecoin' dog
Rescue pup to meme star: the real-life 'Dogecoin' dog
Technology
by  AFP

Her fluffy face now frail, Kabosu still flashes the enigmatic smile that made her the go-to meme dog for millennials and inspired a $23 billion cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk. - 'People's crypto' - Dogecoin was started as a joke by two software engineers and is now the world's eighth most valuable cryptocurrency with a market cap of $23 billion.

Weak yen pressures Bank of Japan rate decision
Weak yen pressures Bank of Japan rate decision
Economy
by  AFP

The Bank of Japan was widely expected to keep its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday but analysts say the tumbling yen is putting pressure on officials to act. The central bank ditched its negative interest rate policy in March as it announced its first hike in 17 years, giving a brief lift to the yen.