Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shiba Inu, has recently addressed Coinbase’s Onchain Summer campaign and suggested that it bore similarities to ideas originally proposed by the Shiba Inu community.
In response to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s update about the upcoming launch of the Base mainnet on Aug. 3, Kusama made a statement, “If it isn’t a shadowcat, it’s a copycat.”
Coinbase is gearing up to launch its Ethereum layer-2 solution, known as Base, on Aug. 9.
The goal of Base is to attract the next billion users to the blockchain ecosystem by providing tools for developing various Web3 products.
In anticipation of the Base mainnet launch, Coinbase organized a campaign named Onchain Summer, which is set to begin on the same day.
The campaign has sparked mixed reactions from the Shiba Inu community.
Coinbase’s announcement mentioned that the Onchain Summer event would coincide with the mainnet launch of Base and would encompass several weeks of celebration featuring art, music, and gaming.
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However, it’s worth noting that on July 15, the Shiba Inu team initiated the “Summer of Shibarium” campaign as a preparation phase leading up to the mainnet launch of its own layer-2 scaling solution.
Kusama hinted that Coinbase’s Onchain Summer initiative might have drawn inspiration from Shiba Inu, although the events themselves differ significantly in their respective activities.
At present, the Summer of Shibarium campaign is already underway, and the team has introduced numerous releases as part of their preparations for the Shibarium mainnet launch.
Some of the recent developments include the introduction of the Shibarium Beta Bridge and the Shibarium YouTube launch.
In conclusion, Shytoshi Kusama has expressed concerns about the similarities between Coinbase’s Onchain Summer campaign and ideas presented by the Shiba Inu community.
As both projects approach their respective mainnet launches, the crypto community will be closely watching the developments and impact of these initiatives on the blockchain ecosystem.
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