Speculation has returned to the Shiba Inu community on a potential X comeback by Shiba Inu lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama after a long-time community member suggested an announcement could be coming this month.
Shiba Inu lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama continues to stay quiet on social media, with his last communication or interaction on X being May 13, marking more than three months of silence.
This also applies to Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya, who has maintained a low presence on X since the start of 2026. Dhairya only commented 'LFG' on Shiba Inu's price surge at the close of July.
In an X post, long-time Shiba Inu community member Vet Kusama said this might be the month when Shytoshi Kusama and Kaal Dhairya are expected to make an announcement, while asking the crypto community to “stay tuned.”
Vet's post did not provide specific details about what the potential announcement could involve, with the lack of detail triggering speculation. Importantly, there has been no confirmed announcement from Kusama or Dhairya, with Vet's post more likely being community speculation rather than an officially confirmed impending development.
Along these lines, Mazrael, a long-time Shiba Inu community member and Shiba Eternity game advisor, responded to an X user who highlighted the desire to hear directly from Kusama.
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In recent times, different Shiba Inu community figures have provided updates on what is going on in the ecosystem; however, some community members continue to look specifically to Kusama for an update.
SHIB price surges
The crypto market extended its surge into the third day; as usual, short sellers took a hit, with $1.24 billion in short positions liquidated in 24 hours.
A handful of crypto assets were posting significant gains on daily and weekly timeframes.
At the time of writing, Shiba Inu was trading up 8.61% in the last 24 hours to $0.0000052 and up 18.04% weekly. The dog coin has risen for a third straight day, from a low of $0.0000044 on August 19 to an intraday high of $0.0000053 early Friday.