Shytoshi Kusama returns to tease a long-awaited AI-focused whitepaper for the SHIB ecosystem.
Shiba Inu launches its Layer 3 Shib Alpha Layer on Shibarium, built with ElderLabs.
SHIB signals a shift from meme coin status to serious Web3 infrastructure development.
Shiba Inu just picked up real momentum.
After a two-week silence, SHIB lead developer Shytoshi Kusama is back online with a teaser thatโs stirring up the ecosystem. In a post on X, he hinted at a long-in-the-works whitepaper focused on artificial intelligence, just hours before fellow developer Kaal Dhairya announced the beta launch of Shib Alpha Layer, a powerful new Layer 3 network built on Shibarium.
The message is loud and clear: SHIB is done playing small.
Kusamaโs Comeback Signals Bigger Plans
Kusama hasnโt posted since May 30. But when he finally returned, he made it count.
Referencing the SHIB ecosystemโs partner TokenPlayAI (powered by Astra Nova), Kusama said itโs part of a larger strategy thatโs been in the works for months. And it wonโt stay under wraps for long.
โThis is part of a much larger AI strategy we have been developing for months,โ he wrote. โI’ll speak more about my view on AI and our partners in an upcoming AI focused whitepaper.โ
Heโs also updated his X bio to reflect this direction, stating that heโs working on โa final white paper exploring Ai, Shib, Shy.โ
While details are still limited, this marks a deliberate move toward positioning SHIB as a key player in tech-forward development.
Enter: Shib Alpha Layer (Beta)
While Kusama was teasing vision, Dhairya delivered something more solid.
In a post of his own, the developer revealed that Shib Alpha Layer, the projectโs new Layer 3 rollup abstraction stack, is now live in beta. Itโs built with ElderLabs and runs on Shibarium as its settlement layer.
So whatโs under the hood? Quite a bit:
- A single-chain experience that hides the complexity of rollups
- Lightning-fast transactions and near-instant confirmations
- The ability to pay gas fees not just in BONE, but in other tokens and stablecoins
- Enhanced privacy features, modular app support, and more
- Instant bridging and interoperability coming soon
Dhairya summed it up with one statement that says it all: โToday we flip the scriptโฆ Meme era ends here. The Shib Alpha era begins.โ
A New Chapter for SHIB
What a shift in identity!
The rollout of a high-speed Layer 3 network, paired with an upcoming whitepaper and long-term tech strategy, suggests SHIBโs developers are building for something much bigger than hype cycles.
Dhairya even emphasized that this wasnโt backed by VC money or marketing machines – just a small team of engineers pushing out real products. Round of applause!
SHIB seems to be busy writing its own playbook and leaving the meme coin era behind for good.
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