SHIB Dev Updates Status as Shibarium RPC Merges
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
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Eugene Serbin
DailyCoin reports that Shiba Inu developer Shytoshi Kusama updated their X profile to the single word "Polish," sparking speculation about a new product or upgrade. The lead ambassador's bio also changed to "Close" after months of silence, with the last post appearing on May 13. Kusama has a history of using cryptic updates, leading the community to guess whether this signals work on Shibarium or the February AI relationship platform.
While the announcement lacks specific details, Mazrael identified a verifiable infrastructure update regarding Shibarium. The RPC listing in the ethereum-lists/chains registry received an official update through PR #8699. This merge ensures that wallets like MetaMask, Ledger, and Phantom can correctly identify the network without requiring manual endpoint entry.
DailyCoin notes that this Chainlist update is a maintenance win that improves usability but does not constitute a price thesis. The source emphasizes that holders should wait for a dated announcement or live URL rather than relying on profile changes. Kusama's "polish" and "close" tags represent a sentiment spike until concrete product names are revealed.
The ecosystem is currently experiencing a mix of quiet infrastructure work and loud speculative silence. This combination suggests the project is active but has not yet released a definitive catalyst for price movement.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for SHIB, measured when this story was written up on 15 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows SHIB trading at $0.000005240 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 64.2%, indicating strong short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 50.9% and the 24-hour ratio of 45.8%, suggesting that immediate buying is outpacing longer-term trends. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$17,863, while the 24-hour delta is negative at -$265,636. This divergence means that while recent trades are favoring buyers, the broader daily trend remains net selling. The Cumulative Volume Delta for the 24-hour close is -$264,407, confirming that sellers have dominated the day's volume. Only 7 out of 24 hours showed net buying, highlighting that the current bullish spike is relatively brief.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.6% sits at the 11th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.8% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for SHIB, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The current 24-hour buy ratio of 45.8% is slightly below the 7-day average of 47.6%, indicating a normal trading day relative to recent history. Volume for the day was 0.85x the average, showing slightly lower activity than usual. Over the preceding week, the coin experienced a price change of -3.5% with a total volume delta of -$1,332,879. This week saw only 1 day of net buying out of 7, making the current 1-hour buying surge an unusual short-term event. The daily metrics align with the broader weekly downtrend rather than signaling a major reversal.