The official advertising lead of the Shibuya INU workforce, recognized by the pseudonym Lucy, addressed the group on a number of points in a single X-thread. Amongst them have been claims that Shib overtook Dogecoin as “individuals cash,” developer resistance based mostly on shivaraium, and claims about new methods to burn cash in vary.
New methods to burn shibucoin
Within the X-thread, Lucy mentioned that many tasks are constructing one thing on Shiba Inu and Shibarium, however “to date there's nearly no Shib-only mode.” This is the reason, she stresses, that constructing new merchandise prices cash.
Lucy acknowledged that in contrast to different blockchains (corresponding to Ethereum and Cardano), there isn’t a particular Shiv Treasury Division to fund new developments. So, “SHIB's merchandise must generate their very own income earlier than they’ll truly construct them.” Siv Advertising and marketing leads additionally shared what she believes is the one practical method to creating one thing on the blockchain. It's a “clear imaginative and prescient and strong execution.”
Everybody talks about constructing for Shiv, however to date, few have been particularly made for Shiv.
The reason being easy: it prices cash to construct.
There isn’t a direct entry to Shiv's provide and no devoted Shiv's Treasury to fund improvement. Merchandise for SHIB must be produced…
– 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐄 (@lucieshib) August 9, 2025
In keeping with her tweet, one technique to get Shiv is to play a sport developed by the Shiv Crew. One other optimistic final result of enjoying them is that this helps to burn the Shibucoin. “Sibarium burns shivs in each transaction and might use shivs to play in these video games and win.”
Is Shibu overtaken Dogecoin as “Folks's Coin”?
Lucy additionally insisted that Shiv “shiv will all the time be a coin for individuals.” Earlier than that, Elon Musk, a high-tech entrepreneur and the world's wealthiest particular person, gave Dogecoin an identical definition when he mentioned he was higher than Bitcoin in a greater design for funds. Musk known as Doji “the foreign money of the individuals.”
Now launched in 2013 and turning into the primary ever meme coin, Doge is the eighth spot on CoinmarketCap with a market capitalization of $35.4 billion. As for Shiba Inu, it has just lately fallen right into a 22D spot on the identical scale, with a market capitalization of $7.9 billion.

