SHIB Burn Rate Explodes 41,000% Post-Kusama AI Whitepaper—Here’s Why Traders Are FOMOing

SHIB just turned deflationary on steroids. The meme coin’s burn rate skyrocketed 41,000% hours after Kusama dropped its AI whitepaper—triggering a speculative frenzy.

What’s fueling the fire?

Traders are betting SHIB’s new AI pivot could finally justify its market cap. The Kusama team’s whitepaper outlines plans to integrate machine learning with tokenomics—because apparently burning coins faster than a hedge fund burns cash counts as 'innovation.'

Market reaction? A classic crypto pump. SHIB’s price jumped 12% on the news, though skeptics note the burn mechanism still trails Ethereum’s natural deflation. One analyst quipped: 'If you can’t beat ETH’s yield, just torch your supply faster than a centralized exchange torches user funds.'

Bottom line: SHIB’s playing the scarcity card hard. Whether this sustains beyond the hype cycle depends on whether Kusama’s AI delivers—or becomes another 'decentralized' buzzword graveyard.

Shiba Inu just delivered a double surprise, which was a sudden spike in its burn rate, and the long-awaited release of its AI whitepaper by lead developer Shytoshi Kusama. 

Together, they’ve sparked fresh momentum for the meme coin that’s been quietly reshaping its identity behind the scenes.

Here’s what you need to know. 

41,000% Burn Rate Spike – But Not What It Seems

According to data from Shibburn, SHIB’s burn rate surged 41,016% in just 24 hours. On the surface, that sounds massive, and it is, but here’s the catch: the actual amount of SHIB destroyed was around 2.26 million tokens. That’s a big jump in activity, but a relatively small burn by volume.

The two largest burns in this period, 1 million SHIB and 850,808 SHIB, made up most of it. In comparison, the weekly total burn stands at over 111 million SHIB, largely thanks to one big transaction that wiped out 100 million tokens in a single go.

So while the daily burn spike grabbed headlines, it’s the weekly action that shows the real impact.

HOURLY SHIB UPDATE$SHIB Price: $0.00001582 (1hr 1.13% ▲ | 24hr 5.13% ▲ )
Market Cap: $9,331,520,879 (5.07% ▲)
Total Supply: 589,248,590,765,782

TOKENS BURNT
Past hour: 69,420 (1 transaction)
Past 24Hrs: 2,265,904 (41016.02% ▲)
Past 7 Days: 111,334,233 (-89.53% ▼)

Shiba Inu’s AI Whitepaper Finally Drops

Over the weekend, Kusama released the long-awaited SHIB AI whitepaper, a document the community has been waiting on for months. 

Soon after the whitepaper was published, SHIB’s burn rate jumped again, this time by 3,615%, suggesting strong community reaction. 

Taking my time to go through the Shytoshi AI paper.
AI has always been close to my heart—just like art, film, and storytelling.

Let’s see where this leads.

A new season in Days of our SHIB… or maybe a whole new show? SHIB CITY – The AI utopia

The @ShyOnSol_ prequel looks…

In the whitepaper, Kusama lays out Shiba Inu’s AI ambitions: building a system that combines centralized and decentralized AI to boost community engagement and expand the SHIB ecosystem. Gaming, content creation, and real-world use cases are all part of the plan.

And in typical Kusama style, the paper leans into bold language. He even claims, metaphorically, to have “traveled in time” and seen the future himself.

What This Means for SHIB Holders

Big picture – shiba inu is no longer positioning itself as just a meme coin. The AI whitepaper marks a clear pivot, with real goals and utility-focused plans. The sharp rise in burn activity, both before and after the announcement, shows the community is paying attention.

Analysts say the AI angle could lead to more market volatility in the short term, especially as automated strategies kick in. But long term, this could give SHIB the edge it needs to stand out in a crowded space.

For now, SHIB holders will be watching two things: the burn numbers and whether this AI vision can actually deliver.