Alleged dog owner of dogwifhat memecoin sells iconic photo as NFT

The alleged dog owner behind the dogwifhat memecoin is selling her photos as NFTs.

The auction will run for three days, and according to the foundation’s auction page, the current bid for the NFT is 6.9 ETH, or $25,000 worth. According to a post on its owner’s Instagram account, it appears to be in partnership with Fiesty DAO.

According to a previous post, the dog used to be called Chi-Chi but now lives in Korea under the name Achi. The owner is said to have made the pink hat that appears in the famous dog photo.

The person running the Instagram account where the NFT announcement was made claims to be the dog’s owner, but has provided no evidence other than a photo of a similar-looking dog. They said they would provide evidence via direct message on Instagram. Block reached out via DM but did not hear back from the account owner.

The dog photo became a meme coin late last year. Dog We Fat WIF

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At the end of February, I gained strength and reached my highest level. With a market capitalization of $2.8 billion, it currently ranks 49th among all cryptocurrencies.

This comes just days after a cryptocurrency holder raised more than $650,000 to post a photo of a dog hat in the Las Vegas area.

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