Shiba Inu (SHIB) Pseudonymous Lead Developer Shytoshi Kusama Goes MIA, Prompts Community Concern

Shiba Inu (SHIB)'s pseudonymous lead developer, Shytoshi Kusama, has gone unusually quiet recently. His weeks-long absence from social media is prompting concern within the large SHIB community.

Shiba Inu's pseudonymous lead developer, known as Shytoshi Kusama, has gone unusually silent, prompting concern among the large SHIB community.

Kusama, typically active online with project updates, last tweeted on February 21 and made his last repost on March 7. The sudden silence fueled questions and speculation online about his status.

However, the Shiba Inu team assures followers that project development proceeds as planned.

SHIB Team Addresses Worry: ‘Work Continues,’ Kusama ‘Busy’

Responding to the community’s growing unease, SHIB team member “Vet Kusama” posted on X (formerly Twitter) that there was no cause for alarm despite Shytoshi’s lack of online activity.

He emphasized that work on the Shiba Inu ecosystem continues unabated, promising “more is on the way.” Vet Kusama also hinted Shytoshi’s absence is temporary and exciting developments would follow his return.

. @ShytoshiKusama has been offline for a week. Don't worry, more is on the way. When the silence is broken, “Everything will be great”. Please let me leak a few things @ShytoshiKusama and @kaaldhairya ☺️👀#ShibOS #ShibArmy pic.twitter.com/LKqgK0YCi

He later teased potentially “leaking a few things” to the community soon, though noted he lacked formal approval from Kusama or fellow core developer Kaal Dhairya.

Separately, SHIB’s social media lead, “Lucie,” also addressed the situation. Responding to a post celebrating project progress, Lucie suggested Kusama is simply very busy with development work, commenting, “Let’s have coffee first, @ShytoshiKusama.”

Her remark implied Kusama might be deeply focused on advancing the Shibarium ecosystem.

Let’s have coffee first. @ShytoshiKusama pic.twitter.com/PRdQtZPSA

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Kusama Silent, But Team Claims Project ‘Ten Steps Ahead’

While Shytoshi Kusama’s specific reason for silence remains unexplained by the team, they actively maintain that ecosystem progress continues uninterrupted. The community was reminded that development work moves forward even during the leader’s quiet period.

Reinforcing this message, the Shibarium Updates X account posted an AI-generated image related to the project, accompanied by a reminder: “Sometimes the quiet ones aren’t gone, they’re just ten steps ahead.”