Let’s go back to August 2020, when Shiba Inu was launched. An anonymous figure known as ‘Ryoshi’ envisioned a fully decentralized memecoin, driven entirely by its community. He outlined this vision in the iconic whitepaper, ‘ALL HAIL SHIBA!’—a rallying cry celebrating the Shiba Inu community’s commitment to decentralization, unity, and collective decision-making. Ryoshi chose the Shiba Inu dog to represent the face and values of the project, and this iconic dog became the heart of Shiba’s first logo. Now, after years of growth and Shiba Inu’s rise as a second biggest memecoin, the true face and origin of this dog have been revealed: her name is Estee, and she belongs to Irina Valko