The Shiba Inu ecosystem is advancing its blockchain infrastructure as developers begin early testing of a Layer-3 (L3) explorer built on Shibarium.
Popular Shibarium-based decentralized exchange WoofSwap is leading this effort under the ShibClaw initiative, signaling a shift toward greater scalability, automation, and improved network performance.
Key Points
- The Shiba Inu ecosystem advances its infrastructure as developers begin testing a new Layer-3 blockchain on Shibarium.
- The blockchain is being developed under the ShibClaw initiative, signaling a shift toward scalability and automation.
- With testing live, WoofSwap refrained from providing detailed technical information about the network.
- The L3 network builds directly on Shibarium’s Layer-2 framework, which already improves transaction efficiency over base-layer operations.
Shibarium L3 Network Undergoes Testing
Over the weekend, Woofswap announced in a post on X that it had launched an explorer connected to a new Layer-3 blockchain called SouLayer.
According to the update, the L3 network, built directly on Shiba Inu’s L2 blockchain Shibarium, is currently undergoing testing. However, the team did not disclose further technical details, reinforcing that development remains in its early stages. Notably, the announcement confirms that foundational work on Shibarium’s next scaling layer is actively progressing.
Meanwhile, the introduction of a Layer-3 network builds on Shibarium’s existing framework, which was designed to enhance transaction efficiency compared to base-layer operations.
As a result, the L3 aims to increase throughput further while reducing transaction costs. In addition, it is expected to support more specialized and customizable decentralized applications.
At this stage, early data highlights limited activity on the SouLayer explorer. As of March 21, 2026, the network has recorded just 25 transactions. Nevertheless, it has already processed 30,937 total blocks, with 30,842 wallet addresses interacting with the blockchain.
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L3 Blockchain Under ShibClaw Initiative
Meanwhile, the ShibClaw initiative remains central to this development. It introduces AI-powered agents capable of executing tasks and supporting user workflows within Shibarium. Consequently, this innovation reflects a broader shift towards intelligent automation in decentralized ecosystems, where on-chain agents can improve usability and efficiency for both developers and users.
Despite these advancements, the rollout is still in its early phase. WoofSwap has not provided a timeline for the mainnet launch, leaving the community to interpret the testing phase as a sign of ongoing but incomplete development. While some users are frustrated by delays, others remain optimistic about the upcoming L3 blockchain.
It is important to distinguish this new Layer-3 effort from the privacy-focused scaling solution introduced by the Shiba Inu team in April 2024. That earlier initiative also remains in testing, with no confirmed date for its mainnet debut.
