Shiba Inu News: Shibarium Launch Unlikely On Valentine’s Day, Says Developer

Shiba Inu News: Shytoshi Kusama, lead developer of Shiba Inu, pours cold water on Shibarium Valentine's Day release rumors
By Coingape Staff
Updated September 4, 2025
Why Shiba Inu Is Down 50% Today?

Shiba Inu News: When is the Shibarium launch? In the past few months, the Shibarium release date has been a subject of discussion among the crypto community. While the Shib community is hoping for the launch to be on 14 February, its lead developer Shytoshi Kusama pours cold water on the Layer-2 blockchain platform Valentine’s Day release rumors.

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Shibarium Has No Exact Release Date

Prominent developer of Shiba Inu (SHIB), Shytoshi Kusama, has shared new insights regarding the release of the warmly anticipated layer-2 network. In response to a query, Shytoshi stated that there cannot be any specifics, “You want an exact date? No… I don’t have one because the release won’t be an on/off switch”

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How Will It Impact SHIB?

Shiba Inu developers are working on this Layer-2 blockchain to help raise SHIB’s price through a burn mechanism and increase its price stability. In the cryptocurrency market, everybody seeks a lower transaction fee, and the projects really providing it will enjoy more transactions.

Coingape previously reported that Shiba Inu (SHIB) has crossed the 1.3 million mark in the total number of holders and witnessed a massive price surge. Many people believe that Shibarium launch is an opportunity for investors to accumulate SHIB ahead of 2023.

For starters, new and even experienced investors are turning their attention toward this meme cryptocurrency for its potential to turn ordinary people into millionaires. Read More Shiba Inu News Here…

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Shiba Inu’s Trading Volume Jumps 42%

According to CoinMarketCap, Shiba Inu trading volume has shot up nearly 42.45% in the last 24 hours as its price hovered above its key $0.000013 level. At the time of writing, SHIB was up 1.14% since the past day at $0.00001301 with a 24-hour trading volume of $382,908,529.

Also Read: Top 5 Meme Coins Outperforming Dogecoin (DOGE) in 2023

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