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According to a Sunday update from the official TREAT
“Mark your calendars, it’s going to be legendary.” There are only 10 days left until $TREAT takes center stage! THE tweet declared. Notably, this sets the launch date as January 14, 2025, a milestone that has SHIB enthusiasts eagerly counting down the days.
Adding weight to the announcement, Shiba Inu lead developer Shytoshi Kusama retweeted the post, confirming the timeline and fueling community excitement.
Introduced in late 2021, TREAT is poised to redefine the Shiba Inu ecosystem. According to the development team’s December 2 blog post, the token will serve as a cornerstone of SHIB’s broader mission of complete decentralization. Designed to improve governance, rewards, and real-world utility, TREAT promises to equip the SHIB army with cutting-edge blockchain capabilities.
& nbsp“One of the most transformative aspects of TREAT is its function in an upcoming on-chain payments system designed to deliver a new era of crypto-powered commerce. With TREAT, users can make direct payments, bypassing traditional financial intermediaries and enjoying the transparency and security of blockchain. The blog read.
Additionally, the token’s innovative features aim to strengthen the security of the ecosystem while enabling decentralized decision-making on an unprecedented scale. Beyond governance, TREAT is poised to transform Shiba Inu’s economic framework by introducing advanced staking opportunities and reward mechanisms to encourage active community participation and build network resilience.
In a recent article on X, Kusama hinted at the profound implications of TREAT for the Shiba Inu ecosystem.
These remarks sparked speculation that TREAT could play a central role in SHIB’s upcoming Layer 3 blockchain initiative, which aims to improve privacy within its ecosystem.
Meanwhile, the SHIB Army responded with immense enthusiasm. A member of the community, known as “Sand” commented, “When projects are the target of copycats and attention from EVERYONE (even from jealous scammers), it is a sign that what is being built – Shib, Bone, Leash , now TREAT, SHIBARIUM, the incredible Metaverse – must prevail. It’s a sign that we’re doing things RIGHT.
However, the Shiba Inu team has called for vigilance as the launch date approaches, warning of possible scams exploiting the TREAT name.
That said, SHIB posted strong performance following the announcement, trading at $0.00002425 at press time, an increase of 2.14% over the past 24 hours. Its trading volume also improved, although it saw a slight decline of 0.57% to $418 million compared to the previous period.