Shiba Inu’s vague countdown timer was simply implying a new website design.

The SHIB community misinterpreted it as a countdown to the launch of Shibarium.

Shytoshi Kusama, SHIB’s chief, issued an apology over Twitter page:

"Please note that I am not responsible for every detail of Shib (i.e. website). So I applaud Trophias and his team for the new design and totally understand how the countdown could have been misleading. Although not in control of that, I apologize for any confusion. Stay tuned.

— Shytoshi Kusama (@ShytoshiKusama) December 20, 2022"