- SHIB token price surges 10% in a week after Shiba Inu’s launch of SOU.
- SOU is an NFT project designed to help users affected by Shibarium issues.
- Each SOU tracks the actual amount the platform owes to users.
Shiba Inu’s SHIB token has seen a remarkable boost this week, climbing around 10%. This significant price surge comes hot on the heels of the team’s launch of a new feature called SOU.
The SOU launch, announced through the project’s official social platforms, aims to support users who were affected during past Shibarium-related issues. The launch has sparked renewed interest in the ecosystem and added positive sentiment around the token.
Shib Price Gains from SOU Launch
In the latest X post today, Shiba Inu unveiled that its new NFT project, SOU, is now live. The project intends to help Shibarium users who were previously affected by any SHIB-related issues.
The platform announced the SOU launch, stating,
“SOU is live Introducing SOU (Shib Owes You) an onchain NFT built as a good-faith effort to support impacted users with payouts, donations, and occasional rewards.”
In response to the move, the Shiba Inu token took a strong surge, reaching $0.000006531, with a 10% weekly hike. Despite this weekly surge, the token is still down by a 1.81% over the past 24 hours. Even more concerning is its monthly dip of a massive 22%.
This overwhelming negative trend has significantly impacted the traders’ engagement. Thus, the 24-hour trading volume dropped by about 13%, reaching $140 million.
SOU Explained: SHIB Team’s Plan to Support Affected Users
SOU is the short form for “Shib Owes You.” The project is reportedly an on-chain NFT designed to track what the ecosystem owes impacted users. It acts as a transparent and permanent record, showing the exact amount linked to each user’s claim.
The project is significantly created as a goodwill initiative. The system is meant to support payouts, community donations, and occasional rewards, helping restore trust while offering a structured way to compensate those affected. Shiba Inu’s statement read,
“Transparent. Tradable. On-chain. You can transfer it, split it, merge it, or trade it on marketplaces.”
This idea was initially unveiled by Kaal Dhairya, a key developer of Shiba Inu, in a year-end message for 2025. Dhairya introduced this concept as a tool to make things right for users affected by Shibarium issues. He explained that the ecosystem takes responsibility and supports those who faced losses or disruptions.
Under this newly introduced system, each affected user will receive an SOU NFT. This works as a clear, on-chain record showing exactly what the Shiba Inu ecosystem owes them. It acts as secure proof of their claim, stored permanently on the Ethereum blockchain so it cannot be changed, removed, or tampered with.
The project will also ensure tracking the principal amount, which shows the exact amount that the platform owes to a user. As users receive the payments, this amount is automatically reduced. It can also decrease over time as community donations are added to help cover it.
It is worth noting that the SHIB community responded positively to this development. The lead ambassador, Shytoshi Kusama, praised the team’s efforts and appreciated Kaal for getting the system launched. He noted, “Great work guys getting this out, kaal dhairya and the team.”