- The Shiba Inu team claims SHIB has moved beyond meme status, redefining crypto culture through its community-driven growth and expanding ecosystem.
- Partnering with DegenSafe.Fun, SHIB aims to protect investors from rug pulls while offering future rewards to its loyal holders.
The Shiba Inu ecosystem is once again in the spotlight—not for another meme-fueled rally, but for making a bold claim: SHIB didn’t just go viral, it fundamentally changed the way crypto projects are built and sustained.
This message was delivered in a recent tweet from the Shiba Inu team, which also announced a new strategic alliance with DegenSafe.Fun to combat rising threats like rug pulls and scams.
SHIB didn’t just go viral — it changed the game.@degensafefun is turning that movement into a launchpad.
🔓 Perks coming for the $SHIB army
⚡ Fueled by $LC
🛡️ Built to kill rugs before they startThis time, the culture fights back.
👉 https://t.co/6jpPkVdHUo https://t.co/yKqBOX6yWe
— Shib (@Shibtoken) June 28, 2025
Launched in August 2020, Shiba Inu started as a meme token but quickly evolved into something much more powerful. Unlike traditional crypto projects backed by institutional capital or complex whitepapers, SHIB’s meteoric rise was community-driven.
Through viral social media campaigns and collective engagement, the token captured massive public interest, pushing its value to extraordinary levels.
The project has since expanded far beyond its meme origins, adding NFTs, a decentralized exchange (ShibaSwap), a Layer-2 blockchain (Shibarium), gaming elements, and multiple new tokens.
The Shiba Inu team argues that this community-first model has rewritten the crypto playbook, showing that a loyal and engaged user base can rival even the most technically advanced projects. “SHIB wasn’t a trend. It was a transformation,” the team emphasized, reinforcing the idea that SHIB helped redefine the potential of meme coins in the broader market.
As part of its mission to protect that community, Shiba Inu is now teaming up with DegenSafe.Fun, a new launchpad designed to safeguard retail investors from rug pulls and malicious tokens. Unlike the more controversial Pump.Fun platform, which has been criticized for enabling scam projects, DegenSafe focuses on transparency and safety.
It plans to implement a TrustScore system to evaluate new tokens based on wallet activity, verify social media credentials, and integrate anti-bot and anti-sniping protections.
This partnership turns the SHIB community into a launchpad itself, positioning SHIB as both a culture and a utility-driven project. DegenSafe will use its native LC token to power launch fees, with LC already listed on Bitmart and Solana-based exchange Raydium.
Adding to the excitement, both Shiba Inu and DegenSafe have teased upcoming rewards for the SHIB community. While details remain limited, insiders suggest SHIB holders will benefit from the collaboration in the form of exclusive perks or token incentives.
With these developments, Shiba Inu is proving it’s more than a meme. It’s building tools, alliances, and safeguards to protect and empower its community—cementing its role as a pioneer in the evolution of crypto culture.