Shytoshi Kusama's Cryptic "Mask Off" Tweet Excites the SHIB Community

Shytoshi Kusama, the enigmatic leader of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, elicits reactions among SHIB enthusiasts with his cryptic post on microblogging platform X.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) ecosystem lead Shytoshi Kusama never fails to elicit reactions from the SHIB army with his cryptic posts on microblogging platform X.

In a recent development, Kusama reacted to a picture shared by Shiba Inu’s Japanese community member Kuro with a X post that reads, “Mask off…” The image shows a dog sitting in a vehicle’s passenger seat.

Kuro shared the image in response to crypto exchange Huobi’s X post celebrating the national dog month.

Community members reacted to Kusama’s X post with some amusingly asking if he was the one in the passenger’s seat of the vehicle. Others asked him to disclose when he plans to take off his mask.

For those unaware, Kusama, who took over the reins of Shiba Inu following the surprise exit of the project’s pseudonymous founder Ryoshi, has continued to keep his identity concealed from the public.

Like Ryoshi, the Shiba Inu lead developer also adopted a pseudonym – Shytoshi Kusama – to interact with the community. He made his first public appearance as Shiba Inu’s lead developer at the IVS Crypto event in Kyoto, Japan, in July 2024.

However, he attended the conference in a masked costume, making it impossible for anyone to identify him. A few days later, he visited Mumbai, India, along with another top Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya. Both developers were spotted in the city of Mumbai wearing masked costumes.

Many Shiba Inu community members have expressed their frustration with Kusama’s continuous efforts to conceal his identity. They have urged him to take off the mask to help boost investors’ confidence in the project. With Kusama tweeting “mask off,” it remains to be seen if the developer is planning to finally reveal his identity.

In other news, the community is gearing up for the Blockchain Futuristic Conference (BFC), scheduled for August 13 – 14, 2024. Shiba Inu is one of the title sponsors of this year’s BFC conference.

As a title sponsor, Shiba Inu will be granted a dedicated booth to showcase its ecosystem projects. During last year’s edition, Shiba Inu introduced the much-anticipated Layer-2 blockchain Shibarium. It remains to be seen if the team will unveil any special package at this year’s Blockchain Futuristic Conference.