The number of Shiba Inu tokens held by large investors, or “whales,” dropped significantly on March 11, the day of the eagerly awaited public beta launch of Shibarium, also known as PuppyNet.
Finally, after much anticipation, Shiba Inu’s lead developer Shytoshi Kusama announced that the beta version of Shibarium is now available to the public. Kusama asserted that a massive, global, and decentralized community needed a decentralized Layer 2 network.
Shibarium Early Beta Goes Live
SHIBARIUM EARLY BETA TEST IS LIVE!
Today, more than ever, we see the need for a truly decentralized L2 network that powers the projects of a large, global, decentralized community.
Read more:https://t.co/131BxiS4BS
— Shibarium Network (@ShibariumNet) March 11, 2023
Some 251 trillion SHIB, excluding the dead address required for burning, are currently held by the biggest holders of the meme coin. More than a quarter of the first batch of offering and almost half of the total supply (not counting the burn address) are now held by just 14 people, who collectively possess the abovementioned figure.
40 Wallets Hold 122 Trillion Shiba Inu Tokens
Yet it’s not quite so easy when the same amount has also filled the purses of slightly smaller but nonetheless significant investors. Based on data by IntoTheBlock, there are currently 40 addresses holding 12.35%, or nearly 122 trillion SHIB, in this group.
Notably, these investors had 123.16 trillion SHIB in their holdings as of the end of the previous week before selling off some of their holdings and buying back 10 trillion Shiba Inu tokens on March 11.
To facilitate the generation and trading of digital assets in a safe and open environment, the Shibarium blockchain was developed. It’s secondary purp
Go to Source to See Full Article
Author: Christian Encila