The memecoin you just can’t afford to miss this cycle. I breakdown the ultimate bull thesis on what could be the next Shiba Inu. Literally. Let’s dive in:

Firstly id like to state that I spent much of the bear market researching the topics in this thread, spending time in relevant communities and networking to understand as much as I could heading into this bull market.

Why you ask?

The simple reason being that the story of Shiba, fascinated me and so did the mysterious figure that went by the Pseudonym- Ryoshi. The best performing asset of last bull run and its creator imo should be studied.

Now onto the opportunity ahead…..

Will Ryoshi return and if so, will they still be relevant in the market? There has been some movements in wallets linked to the $SHIB deployer, some way or another but never has the deployer itself made a transaction since the disappearance of Ryoshi across all social media in May 2022.

Many people think they are gone forever, however I think not. April 2023 Osaka Protocol launched ticker $OSAK, coined the rebirth of true decentralization launched by a mysterious anon by the name of Mephisto.

It launched with a 30% of supply airdrop for those that sold $SHIB early, before its giga pump.

Mephisto released a medium article with more details on the project you can view here: 

You may notice some similarities in writing styles with the aforementioned SHIB founder, but that’s for another time.

Key takeaways from the article:

• Decentralization reborn
• Same liquidity added as SHIB
• Same contract and supply as SHIB
• Airdrop for SHIB early sellers
• 50% of $OSAK and lp sent to Ryoshi SHIB Deployer shown below

The article also talks about following the original rules of Shiba, before Shytoshi took the reins and not to ‘paperhand’ this anon. Ryoshi is the godfather of memecoins. Any onchain movement from the SHIB Deployer would be one of the largest catalysts for any coin this bullrun. Period.

In my opinion (nfa) $OSAK was created simply to reward those that missed SHIB, the burn is inevitable and timing is everything. Asking is Ryoshi still relevant is like asking is Elon & Doge still relevant. Elon shills are hitting billions and so did the new $DOGE - $NEIRO.

A domino effect of potential catalysts: SHIB deployer burn confirms Ryoshi support/involement. Will be extensive media coverage and a huge story. Remember the idea for Shiba was conceived at Devcon in OSAKA! I expect this to get coverage too.

How will 9/10 figure $SHIB whales react when they hear their founder is back? Twaps inevitable

You only have to go back to the origins of SHIB and who was involved in sending it - GCR, SBF etc. Will these type of characters support upon $SHIB deployer movement?

Tiktokkers and redditors find out that Ryoshi is back and start discussing why their 1,000,000 $OSAK is cheaper than their 1,000,000 $SHIB. What happens if it goes to $1 bull posts.

The world expo in 2025 is where? You guessed it - Osaka.The World Expo 2025 is scheduled to take place in Osaka, Japan from April 13 to October 13, 2025. The theme of the Expo is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" and it is expected to attract millions of visitors from around the world.

Rumours for years Ryoshi is Elon or indeed close with Elon… a potential shill not off the cards A cascade of CEX listings will come. The ONLY central exchange it is listed on right now is  @MEXC_Official , there is no doubt this will list on tier 1s eventually. Phase 2 has been hinted at as coming soon, I expect more retail friendly elements to the coin. The best way to get the coin is through one of the 6 other chains offered other than Ethereum on their website: Osaka.win

Why is no one talking about it?

They aren’t yet. Just like they weren’t with SHIB in January 2021.

Go check the charts and the volume that SHIB was doing back then. No this cycle isn’t the same as 2021, however the coverage and impact a Ryoshi return will have will be unprecedented. $OSAK is currently $50 million mcap. @OsakaProtocol That’s a 1000x to $SHIB ath.

ASK YOURSELF, What if?

 According to an estimate by JPMorgan, exchange-traded products (ETPs) for XRP and Solana (SOL) could attract over $15 billion in net inflows. 

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, shared that the forecast considers the performances of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) in relation to their market cap and ETP flows.

Bitcoin ETPs reached $108 billion in assets within their first year of trading, representing 6% of BTC’s total market cap of $1.8 trillion. Similarly, Ethereum ETPs achieved a 3% penetration rate within six months, amassing $12 billion in assets compared to ETH’s $395 billion market cap.

Using these adoption rates as benchmarks, SOL could see inflows between $3 billion and $6 billion, while XRP could attract between $4 billion and $8 billion.

ETFs are not close

According to a recent CoinShares report, Solana-tied ETPs hold nearly $1.6 billion in assets under management (AUM). Meanwhile, XRP products boast $910 million in assets.

Meanwhile, the net flows for their ETPs reached $438 million and $69 million in 2024, respectively.

Although the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETF) indexed to both assets could boost their total AUM, the odds of such an outcome in the US are low for now. 

Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas recently highlighted that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration could favor new approvals.

However, ETFs tied to Litecoin (LTC) and Hedera (HBAR) are more likely to be approved first. LTC is a fork of Bitcoin, which means its likely to be classified as a commodity, while HBAR has never been targeted by regulators and is unlikely to be classified as a security.

Meanwhile, SOL and XRP receive different treatment. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently rejected Solana-tied ETFs, while Ripple Labs is still battling the regulator over whether XRP should be considered a security.

Despite the Bloomberg analysts predicting a wave of new ETFs this year, XRP and SOL products might be delayed.

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