SHIBShiba Inu: history, founders and key events
From Aug 2020 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $5.09e-06 (Coinbase Exchange SHIB/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Shiba Inu was created in August 2020 by an anonymous developer called Ryoshi as a Dogecoin themed token on Ethereum. Half of the 1 quadrillion supply was sent to Vitalik Buterin's wallet.
SHIB soared in 2021, helped by meme culture and its ShibaSwap exchange, and in 2023 launched its own layer 2 network, Shibarium.
Founders: An anonymous founder known as Ryoshi.
Source: Binance SHIB/USDT daily closes 2021-05-10 to 2021-09-08; Coinbase Exchange SHIB/USD daily closes 2021-09-09 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- May 10, 2021milestone
First daily close in our data $3.466e-05 (Binance SHIB/USDT daily close, 2021-05-10)
Our sourced SHIB price history begins on this day. - May 17, 2021milestone
Vitalik donates and burns SHIB $1.651e-05 (Binance SHIB/USDT daily close, 2021-05-17)
Buterin burns 90 percent of his SHIB and donates the rest. - Oct 27, 2021rally
Highest close in our data $8.108e-05 (Coinbase Exchange SHIB/USD daily close, 2021-10-27)
The highest daily close for SHIB in our price history. - Aug 16, 2023upgrade
Shibarium mainnet $9.21e-06 (Coinbase Exchange SHIB/USD daily close, 2023-08-16)
Shiba Inu launches its layer 2 network. - Jul 16, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $4.12e-06 (Coinbase Exchange SHIB/USD daily close, 2026-07-16)
The lowest SHIB close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.