According to U.Today, the previously anonymous leader of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) ecosystem, Shytoshi Kusama, has revealed his identity and shared his ambitious plans for the project. Despite speculation that he might be billionaire Elon Musk, Kusama dismissed these rumours, expressing a desire to meet Musk and 'show him how it is done.'

Kusama has recently made several conference appearances in Japan and India, where he discussed the future of the Shiba Inu ecosystem. The Shiba Inu developers have expanded on the plans of founder Ryoshi, creating a passionate decentralized community in the Web3 world. Kusama stated that the goal is to grow the Shiba Inu ecosystem into the first trillion-dollar decentralized economy. He believes that with less than 5% of the world currently involved in crypto, SHIB could serve as a bridge between the Web2 and Web3 worlds.

While Shiba Inu was initially conceived as a decentralized project with growth potential, the core founders also believe it could eventually surpass Dogecoin (DOGE). Currently, Dogecoin has a market capitalization of $15.73 billion, compared to SHIB's $9.79 billion. Despite this, SHIB has performed well, outpacing many established layer-1 and 2 protocols on the market.

The Shiba Inu team has a long-term strategy to increase the utility of the meme coin project and achieve its goals. This includes burning excessive SHIB supply and introducing new use cases for Shibarium, the project's blockchain platform.