Shiba Inu's Shytoshi Kusama Updates X Profile Location to 'Close'
Kusama (KSM)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Shiba Inu lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama has updated his X profile location to "close." This follows a previous bio description of "Pure focus: AI App/site: ROS Finishing touches: Beta website complete. Final bug pass," which he has now shortened to simply "Polish."
Community figures Kuro and Mazrael highlighted these subtle changes on X, noting the shift from his prior location of "backlog, Marketing and positioning." Kusama remains silent on X regarding the specific meaning of these updates, having last interacted on the platform on May 13, 2026. The changes have sparked speculation about the status of his AI-powered relationship platform, which was unveiled in a February 2026 livestream.
At the time of writing, SHIB was up 1.14% in the last 24 hours, reversing the prior day's drop. This price action occurred after August jobs data showed 162,000 jobs added, stronger than expected. The strong data led to expectations of a September rate cut, causing a drop in most cryptocurrencies.
Kusama's last update suggested his project was in final stages toward a beta launch and being vetted for bugs. Without an accompanying statement, it remains premature to attach a specific meaning to his recent profile changes.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for KSM, measured when this story was written up on 5 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio's spot data for KSM shows a price of $3.64 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 70.1%, indicating strong short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 40.7% and the 24-hour ratio of 49.3%, suggesting that recent buying intensity has outpaced the broader daily trend. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$3,649, while the 4-hour and 24-hour deltas are negative at -$8,972 and -$2,864 respectively. This divergence implies that immediate inflows are occurring despite net outflows over longer timeframes. CVD at the 24-hour close sits at -$13,485, confirming that sellers have dominated the day's total volume. Spot volume for the period was $222,455 across 3,481 trades, with net buying occurring in only 11 of the 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 37.2% sits at the 1st percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.7% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for KSM, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 44.0%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 49.3% an increase of 5.3 points above the average. This suggests the recent trading activity is slightly more bullish than the typical weekly pattern. Volume was 1.18x the average, indicating above-normal trading activity for this period. However, the 8-day volume delta total was -$165,909, showing that despite higher volume, net selling pressure persisted over the week. The price changed +4.3% over 8 days, with zero days of net buying recorded in the weekly data. This indicates that the current day's improved buy ratio is a deviation from the week's predominantly net-selling trend.