SHIBA INU STORY:
In 2020, an anonymous creator called Ryoshi launched Shiba Inu (SHIB) with 1 quadrillion tokens — no investors, no press, no VCs.
He sent 50% of all tokens (500 trillion SHIB) to Vitalik Buterin without warning, making him the largest holder — a bold marketing move.
By May 2021, those tokens were worth $1B, which Vitalik donated 50 trillion SHIB to India’s COVID-19 relief fund — the largest crypto donation in history. He then burned 410 trillion SHIB ($6.7B), boosting the coin’s value.
Ryoshi disappeared in 2022, leaving only the project behind. $SHIB went on to reach a $40B market cap, proving that even a “joke” coin can achieve the impossible.
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