In 2020, an anonymous creator named Ryoshi launched Shiba Inu (SHIB) with 1 quadrillion tokens — no investors, no press, no VC.

He sent 50% of all tokens (500 trillion SHIB) to Vitalik Buterin without warning, making him the largest holder — a bold marketing move.

In May 2021, the token was valued at $1 billion, after which Vitalik donated 50 trillion SHIB to the COVID-19 relief fund in India — the largest crypto donation in history. He then burned 410 trillion SHIB ($6.7 billion), increasing the value of the coin.

Ryoshi disappeared in 2022, leaving only the project behind. #SHIB then reached a market capitalization of $40 billion, proving that even "joke" coins can achieve the impossible. $ETH $SHIB

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