Shiba Inu leader Shaitoshi Kusama reached out to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and expressed his desire for dialogue to accelerate the adoption of SHIB around the world.
Kusama remains committed to seeking talks with the Ethereum co-founder and is seeking new conversations. The Shiba Inu leader made this request over the weekend in response to Buterin's post regarding continued changes to the Ethereum Foundation's leadership structure.
Ethereum Foundation remains neutral towards crypto lobbying: Buterin
inside the x postButerin revealed that a leadership reshuffle has been ongoing for the past year. He explained that the goals of the reorganization include increasing technical expertise within Foundation leadership;
Additionally, goals include strengthening communication between Foundation leadership and ecosystem stakeholders. The reorganization also aims to bring in new talent, strengthen support for app developers, and improve execution speed.
Interestingly, Buterin made it clear that the foundation has no intention of changing its ideological position. Remain neutral in lobbying regulators and politicians. The Foundation will not be a platform for vested interests and will not play a central role within the Ethereum ecosystem.
He emphasized that the Ethereum Foundation remains a neutral and decentralized organization, while encouraging people with different visions to establish their own organizations.
Shiba Inu responds to Buterin's message
Buterin's post sparked a reaction among crypto enthusiasts, with key stakeholders sharing their opinions. The post has been viewed 6.7 million times on X, garnering over 5,600 comments and 18,000 likes.
What is noteworthy is that Kusama, a Shiba Inu, was one of the top crypto currency people who commented. However, he deviated from his main message and requested a dialogue with Ethereum's co-founder.
In her post, Kusama highlighted the Shiba Inu's achievements to show its potential and success. Specifically, he noted that SHIB is the number one altcoin on Ethereum, adding that the company's layer 2 solution built on Ethereum has processed over 800 million transactions.
Kusama aims for worldwide adoption of Shiba Inu dogs
Kusama further emphasized that the Shiba Inu community is in talks with Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation to gain support to achieve true global adoption of SHIB. Kusama indicated she hoped to have this conversation in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the Shiba Inu leader expressed dissatisfaction with Buterin's failure to comply with his request in a follow-up tweet. He emphasized that despite receiving more than 200 responses, Ethereum's co-founders have not responded yet.
200 answers excluding @VitalikButerin
— Shytoshi Kudama™ (@ShytoshiKudama) January 18, 2025
Previous efforts discussed with Mr. Buterin
It is worth mentioning that Yayoi Kusama has contacted Buterin multiple times asking for a discussion. He made the request on November 1, 2024, after Buterin claimed that Dogecoin (DOGE) deserves to be the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.
This infuriated SHIB enthusiasts, and Kusama asked the Ethereum co-founder for a chance to showcase Shiba Inu's potential in a 10-minute pitch. A week later, Kusama requested another meeting and asked Buterin if a 10-minute discussion would take place soon.
Although Buterin ignored these demands, members of the Shiba Inu community persisted in trying to get his attention. Kusama again requested a conversation with Buterin. This time, we need the support of him and the Ethereum Foundation to achieve true global adoption of Shiba Inu.
Kusama envisions SHIB reaching $1 trillion market capitalization
Kusama's push for global adoption is essential to pushing the Shiba Inu market cap to $1 trillion, which Kusama believes will one day become a reality. Recall that the Shiba Inu leader made a $1 trillion prediction last year. At the time, he unveiled plans to make Shiba Inu the world's first trillion-dollar decentralized entity.
He made a similar prediction last week, asserting that many would be surprised if SHIB could reach a $1 trillion market cap. At this valuation, Shiba Inu could rival Ethereum, especially if ETH does not show a comparable price spike.
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