Shiba Inu enigmatic leader, Shytoshi Kusama, reacts to claims suggesting that the team is prioritizing its upcoming token TREAT over BONE.
Some community members raised this concern after leading crypto exchange KuCoin announced its listing of TREAT, the incoming reward token of the Shiba Inu ecosystem.
KuCoin, alongside Gate.io and Bitget, announced that users will be able to trade TREAT starting January 14 at 11:00 a.m. (UTC). Following this announcement, the team behind the Shiba Inu ecosystem launched a promotional event to airdrop TREAT to users of these exchanges.
Community Suggests Shiba Inu Team Is Prioritizing TREAT Over BONE
While several community members commended TREAT’s listing on these major exchanges, some criticized the team for prioritizing the reward token over BONE.
In particular, pseudonymous community member Jon Snow asserted that investors expect the team to replicate its dedication toward BONE as displayed for TREAT.
Notably, the user urged the team to start working on BONE’s listing and integration on major platforms. This request sparked further debate within the community.
X user DankDollar argued that TREAT cannot succeed without BONE and Shibarium’s integration. This commentator proceeded to hurl insults at Kusama, describing the Shiba Inu leader as “irrational” in judgment.
Shiba Inu Lead Reacts, “I Won’t Forget Any Part of the Ecosystem”
Reacting, Kusama emphasized the team’s commitment to the entire Shiba Inu project. Specifically, he rejected the notion that it would ignore any component of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, including BONE.
“You think I would work my tail off for years and forget ANY part of the system,” Kusama remarked, labeling this claim a joke.
This indicates that the team has no plans to ignore any project within its ecosystem, including BONE, which serves as ShibaSwap’s governance token and the official gas token of Shibarium.
Kusama Criticizes FUDders for Spreading Misinformation About BONE
In a follow-up post, the Shiba Inu leader reacts to misconceptions about BONE. For context, a so-called Solidity developer with the username @shallowhal-i4n suggested that the Shiba Inu ecosystem team can potentially increase BONE’s supply by minting more tokens.
According to the user, the BONE contract shows that the token is still mintable despite the team’s claim that it renounced the contract in 2023.
Notably, Kusama characterized this claim as FUD, noting that the accusation is coming when the team prepares for TREAT’s launch.
He suggested that the timing of the FUD was a deliberate attempt to break the community’s spirit. The lead developer indicated that these bad actors will not succeed in their quest to sabotage the Shiba Inu ecosystem.
“I don’t move until the pieces are in place,” he noted, implying that the team follows a strategic plan in introducing projects and cannot be distracted by FUDs.
So as Treat is ready to go, the fudders attack Bone in an attempt to break our spirit and ultimately have us fail. Won’t work. I dont move until the pieces are in place. pic.twitter.com/F8QDV1IPgY
— Shytoshi Kusama™ (@ShytoshiKusama) January 11, 2025
As reported earlier, Shiba Inu’s top developer, Kaal Dhairya, issued a statement refuting claims that the team can still mint BONE. According to him, the BONE contract has already been renounced via the TopDog contract, preventing the further minting of additional tokens.
In the meantime, the Shiba Inu community is focused on TREAT’s launch, scheduled for tomorrow, January 14. Notably, TREAT will trade on KuCoin, Bitget, and Gate.io, with users of these exchanges expected to receive some portions of the token via an airdrop.
