Bitrabo Editorial
Lucie, the marketing lead for Shiba Inu (SHIB), has shared details on the upcoming challenges for the meme coin and how the SHIB ecosystem has progressed over the past four years.
Anticipated Hurdles for Shiba Inu
Lucie highlighted the difficulty in establishing a decentralized network state for Shiba Inu, emphasizing the challenges that lie ahead for the ecosystem. The team’s ambition to create a “decentralized digital nation-state” as outlined in the ShibPaper from last year has faced obstacles, but the team remains resolute in their pursuits.
The implementation of the Shibarium layer-2 network was part of the plan to turn Shiba Inu into a decentralized network state, aiming to become a prominent player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. However, Lucie acknowledged the recent decline in network activity on Shibarium, posing a setback despite its previous success with millions of daily transactions.
Despite setbacks, the Shiba Inu team has demonstrated resilience in overcoming challenges like the botched launch of Shibarium and swift recovery, instilling confidence in the SHIBcommunity regarding their ability to navigate future obstacles and elevate SHIB to new heights.
This year has seen significant progress, including raising $12 million for the development of a privacy-focused layer-3 network integral to the quest for a decentralized network state. The layer-3 network, incorporating the Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solution, addresses privacy concerns surrounding blockchain technology.
Evolution of Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu’s transformation from a meme coin to a recognized decentralized platform and a major player in the Web3 community has been noted by Lucie. The current market cap in the billions places it as the second-largest meme coin and the thirteenth-largest crypto by market cap.
During the last bull market, Shiba Inu experienced exponential growth with an extraordinary price surge of 150 million percent. The ecosystem’s development of applications and tools such as Shibaswap, the native decentralized exchange (DEX), and various payment partnerships offering practical use cases have contributed significantly to the meme coin’s expansion.
At the time of reporting, Shiba Inu’s trading value stands around $0.00001192, reflecting a decrease of over 15% in the past 24 hours based on data from CoinMarketCap.