According to Shibburn, Ryoshi allegedly possesses $1 billion worth of SHIB, which amounts to more than 10% of the total supply. This revelation has raised concerns within the Shiba Inu community, with questions swirling about transparency and the accuracy of the allegations.

An overwhelming amount of misinformation is being spread about Shiba Inu. It's causing confusion for new investors, blogs, exchanges or any crypto project in general. Please remember that no one controls $SHIB, therefore, it doesn’t have anything official or any tokens linked to…

— Shibburn (@shibburn) October 24, 2023

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The basis for Shibburn’s claim lies in historical data provided by Bubble Maps, a renowned on-chain analytical platform. Bubble Maps asserts that a group of wallets allegedly associated with Ryoshi controlled 10% of the SHIB supply back in January 2023. However, these claims have since been refuted by a Shiba Inu team member.

Bubble Maps’ data tracks the token accumulation process, which reportedly began in August 2020. During the initial hours of trading, a wallet identified as 0x1406 made a significant purchase of SHIB.

This wallet acquired a staggering 103 trillion SHIB for the relatively small price of 38 ETH, which amounted to just $10,000 at the time. This trade marked an astonishing 100,000x return and signified the meteoric rise of Shiba Inu.

As SHIB’s market capitalization surged to $40 billion in 2021, the same wallet, 0x1406, allegedly held $5 billion in assets. In response to growing concerns, the assets were divided into multiple smaller wallets, all of which have remained inactive since their creation.

Bubble Maps has diligently traced the movement of these wallets and noted attempts to scatter funds into smaller ones in an effort to evade detection. This opacity has become a cause for concern raised by Bubble Maps, as they advocate for more transparency within the Shiba Inu project.

However, not all crypto enthusiasts are convinced that such disclosure is necessary, given that the wallets in question have held the tokens without any sales. There are worries that this exposure might attract the attention of hackers.

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While Ryoshi has not publicly addressed or corroborated these claims, Lucie, a Shiba Inu marketing specialist and community figure, recently dismissed the allegations as misinformation. According to Lucie, these wallets do not belong to Ryoshi and were instead created following the 2021 pump.

There is an abundance of misinformation out there, with self-proclaimed blockchain experts and storytellers spreading false narratives. The fact is, blockchain is designed to be anonymous, making it nearly impossible to identify the owners of specific wallets. Unfortunately, this… pic.twitter.com/nofMhnDsIx

— 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐄 | Shibarium (@LucieSHIB) October 24, 2023

Implications for Investors

The allegations surrounding Ryoshi’s alleged $1 billion SHIB holdings have significant implications for investors within the Shiba Inu ecosystem. The transparency of the project has been called into question, leading some investors to worry about a potential dump of SHIB holdings by Ryoshi. Such an action could trigger a sharp decline in the token’s price.

On the other hand, some investors may dismiss these allegations as unfounded or insignificant in terms of risk to the overall Shiba Inu project. It is important to acknowledge that Ryoshi has neither confirmed nor denied the claims, leaving their validity uncertain.

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The pseudonymous founder was active on various social media platforms from the debut of the crypto project until May last year. When he recently resurfaced, people thought he was fully back, not knowing that he came to leave a message of his intentional disappearance.

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Reactions of the Shiba Inu Community to Ryoshi’s Disappearance

The faceless founder has now erased anything related to him from all his social media accounts, leaving the teeming community members to wonder.

Ryoshi also did something notable and unexpected. He changed his Twitter profile picture to an image of Buddhist Jetsun Milarepa, a Tibetan poet. He also changed his header image to a picture of a half-moon.

Shiba Inu community knows that something big must have prompted such a big decision.

Many suggested that the pseudonymous founder is likely planning to make a big return and be part of the project once again. While other Shiba Inu enthusiasts were of the opinion that his social media accounts have likely been taken over by a cybercriminal who wants to use them for his own benefit.

Ryoshi Had Predicted His Possible Disappearance

It should be noted that the Shiba Inu founder had once pointed out that he’s replaceable and would disappear in the future. So, his latest action could indeed be his predicted disappearance.

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Quoting one of Ryoshi’s sayings, Milkshake, a Shiba Inu team member, wrote, “I am not important, and one day I will be gone without notice. Take the SHIBA and journey upwards frens.”

“I am not important, and one day I will be gone without notice. Take the SHIBA and journey upwards frens.” @RyoshiResearch

— MILKSHAKE (@shibainuart) May 30, 2022

Shytoshi Kusama, the lead Shiba Inu developer, also said, “Ryoshi was, and is, one of the most successful anonymous founders of any project…, we grow nearer to a completed Ryoshi’s Vision and realizing global decentralization, he would leave it up to us, The Shib Army…, Shib is Shib and we remain to grow far into the future following the path laid by our magnificent founder. I salute and thank you Ryoshi!”

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