Shiba Inu devs gone quiet as 2026 rolls, but community’s on pins and needles for Shibarium updates. What’s brewing in the doghouse?
Shiba Inu Devs Vanish After Big Promises
Shiba Inu lead devs have hit mute button. Kaal Dhairya’s last X post? December 30. His year-end letter to the SHIB army dropped December 31.
That letter packed heat btw, plans to square up Shibarium users hit by September’s hack.
Enter SOUs, aka SHIB Owes You NFTs. On-chain proofs etched forever on Ethereum, tallying every loss down to the wei.
Community’s buzzing, but official word? Nada since New Year’s. Dhairya’s vision lives, he swears, just took a gut punch.
Shibarium Hack and Memecoin Messes
This hush feels like Terra’s 2022 implosion, when devs ghosted post-crash, leaving holders with $40 billion in dust.
SHIB’s hack wiped wallets, SOUs aim to fix it, like Roblox refunding glitched Robux trades that cost players millions yearly.
Shibarium’s layer-2 push mirrors Solana’s recovery after FTX fallout, tech focus pulled it from the brink, hitting $100B market cap by 2025.
So, experts say SOUs could rebuild trust here, turning hack scars into verifiable claims.
Why it sticks? Because yes, memecoins thrive on hype, but tech bailouts keep the pack running.
Community Steps Up Amid Shibarium Quiet
Woofswap, a Shibarium player, jumps in with its own SOU token on BSC Chain.
Tweet screams commitment to comp users, still waiting on Dhairya’s green light.
SHIB army hangs fire for official NFT rollout. Everyone wants the lowdown as 2026 chugs along.
I've read a lot of the comments and discussions!
First off, let's be clear: I'm not a core leader of SHIB—I'm just a builder doing my part.
$4 million sounds like a big number, but in the grand scheme of things – Shib Owes You – $SOU, it's actually quite limited for covering… pic.twitter.com/HOZ9YijwoN
— WOOF (@woofswap) January 24, 2026
SHIB Vision Pivots to Tech Lifeline
Dhairya’s letter rallies the troops, SHIB vision ain’t dead, just bruised.
Tech’s the beating heart now, ecosystem shifts there hard. He calls for believers to step up.
“I can’t grind forever,” he says. Community’s itching for action while devs play coy.
Shibarium silence tests loyalty, so now the real question is that will the dogs bark back?
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📅 Published: January 26, 2026 • 🕓 Last updated: January 26, 2026
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