Shytoshi Kusama, the founder of Shiba Inu, posted a clever calculation on social media that seems to allude to the cryptocurrency’s potential growth when compared to Elon Musk’s updated X platform.
“An equation for my math buffs,” said the tweet, which rapidly gathered momentum. Shib > X, I won’t ELONgate it. Here, the term “ELONgate” seems to be a fun allusion to Musk rather than a thorough study of the matter.
The formula itself, “Shib > X,” indirectly alludes to the perception of Shiba Inu’s supremacy over the recently renamed Twitter, X. Kusama’s statement may be emphasising the importance of Shiba Inus on their own, independent of endorsements from tech titans, given Musk’s substantial effect on cryptocurrency prices through his tweets.
Expanding on the tweet, Kusama also made mention of Shiba Inu’s upcoming Layer 2 solution intended to increase its usability and scalability. This month should see the release of the solution.
Users’ responses to the tweet were mixed, with some making light of the remark while others poked fun of Kusama. When a commenter mockingly claimed that Kusama was Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, Kusama answered, “I am not but I appreciate him!” In further answers, Kusama emphasised the equation’s simplicity and even acknowledged Shiba Inu ($SHIB) as having an advantage over Dogecoin ($DOGE), referring to the initial tweet as “a declaration.”
Another Twitter user voiced doubt about the alleged debut this month and called Kusama “a fraud.” Never one to back down, Kusama immediately replied with a joke of his own, jokingly implying that the user is a “bot” and that the person who programmed the bot could have some dubious personal habits.
