Shiba Inu leader Shytoshi Kusama reached out to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, expressing his strong desire to have a conversation to drive SHIB adoption globally.
Kusama is not letting up on his quest to talk with the Ethereum co-founder as he makes a new request for a conversation. The Shiba Inu leader made the request over the weekend in reaction to a post from Buterin regarding ongoing changes to the Ethereum Foundation’s leadership structure.
Ethereum Foundation to remain neutral in crypto lobbying efforts: Buterin
In the X jobButerin revealed that management restructuring has continued over the past year. He explained that the objectives of the restructuring include improving technical expertise within the foundation’s leadership.
Additionally, the objectives involve improving communication between foundation management and ecosystem stakeholders. The restructuring also aims to attract new talent, increase support for application developers and improve execution speed.
Interestingly, Buterin clarified that the foundation has no plans to change its ideological position. It will remain neutral in its lobbying activities with regulators and political figures. The foundation will not become a platform for special interests nor will it play the role of a central actor within the Ethereum ecosystem.
He emphasized that the Ethereum Foundation will remain a neutral and decentralized entity while urging those with different visions to create their own organization.
Shiba Inu reacts to Buterin’s message
Buterin’s post sparked reactions among crypto enthusiasts, with key stakeholders sharing their opinions. The publication, viewed 6.7 million times on X, attracted more than 5,600 comments and 18,000 likes.
Notably, Shiba Inu’s Kusama was among the top crypto players who commented. However, he deviated from the main message to request a dialogue with the co-founder of Ethereum.
In his message, Kusama highlighted the achievements of the Shiba Inu to showcase its potential and success. In particular, he noted that SHIB is the number one altcoin on Ethereum, adding that its Layer-2 solution, built on Ethereum, has processed over 800 million transactions.
Kusama seeks global adoption for Shiba Inu
Additionally, Kusama highlighted that the Shiba Inu community aims to discuss with Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation to gain their support to achieve true global adoption of SHIB. Kusama suggested that he would like this conversation to take place in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, in a follow-up tweet, the Shiba Inu leader expressed his frustration over Buterin’s refusal to respond to his request. He pointed out that despite over 200 responses, the Ethereum co-founder has yet to respond.
200 responses except @VitalikButerin
– Shytoshi Kusama™ (@ShytoshiKusama) January 18, 2025
Past efforts to chat with Buterin
It is worth mentioning that Kusama contacted Buterin several times for a conversation. He made the request on November 1, 2024, after Buterin claimed that Dogecoin (DOGE) deserved to be the second largest cryptocurrency in the world.
This infuriated SHIB enthusiasts, with Kusama ask the co-founder of Ethereum for the opportunity to present the potential of Shiba Inu in a 10-minute pitch. A week later, Kusama made another request for a conversation, asking Buterin if the 10-minute discussion would take place in the near future.
Although Buterin ignored these requests, members of the Shiba Inu community showed resilience in trying to get his attention. Kusama again made another request to converse with Buterin. This time, he needs his support and that of the Ethereum Foundation to achieve true global adoption of the Shiba Inu.
Kusama envisions SHIB reaching $1 billion market cap
Kusama’s push for global adoption is imperative to propelling Shiba Inu toward a $1 trillion market cap, which he believes will one day happen. Recall that the Shiba Inu leader made the projection of 1,000 billion dollars last year. At the time, he revealed plans to make Shiba Inu the world’s first trillion-dollar decentralized entity.
Last week he issued a similar prediction, stating that many will be surprised when SHIB potentially reaches a market cap of $1 trillion. At this valuation, Shiba Inu could compete with Ethereum, especially if ETH fails to experience a comparable price rise.
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