ShibDAO Reshapes Shiba Inu Governance with New Community Voting System

• Shiba Inu has launched ShibDAO, a community-driven governance platform designed to eliminate opaque decision-making processes.
• ShibDAO will give voting power to Shibizens by allowing them to take tokens such as SHIB, BONE, LEASH, or TREAT.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is the second-largest meme coin with a market capitalization of $7.87 billion after Dogecoin (DOGE); thus, it often has developments and advancements to keep pace. As a meme coin, hype and momentum are what drive its prices. This means that its community and investor sentiment are vital for its growth and development.

With this, Shiba Inu has launched ShibDAO. This is a platform that will motivate the community, usually termed “Shibizens,” to actively participate in decision-making processes, ensuring that the project’s future aligns with the collective vision of its supporters. Shibarium updates announced this on an X post and described this as “a major step toward real decentralization across the SHIB ecosystem.”

Key Features of ShibDAO

BONE, LEASH, and TREAT are all utility tokens within the Shiba Inu ecosystem. BONE is the governance token, used to pay transaction fees on Shibarium, the Layer-2 blockchain built for Shiba Inu. Users can earn BONE through liquidity mining and staking. LEASH is a limited-supply utility of only 107,646 tokens, making it the rarest asset in the ecosystem. On the other hand, TREAT is a future reward and utility token that supports dApp development in the Metaverse.

Under ShibDAO, the report reads that, “ This system gives voice and power to the community: On-Chain Staking (Bury 2.0): Stake SHIB, BONE, LEASH, or TREAT to gain influence. The more & longer you stake, the more voting power you earn.” The system incentivizes long-term commitment; the more and longer tokens are staked, the greater the voting influence a participant gains.

Proposals and gasless voting will be facilitated through Snapshot, a popular platform for off-chain governance. Votes are calculated in real-time based on on-chain staking data, creating a seamless bridge between staking and governance participation. For those unable to vote directly, ShibDAO allows users to delegate their voting power to trusted community leaders. Delegated power can be reclaimed at any time, offering flexibility and control.

The DAO Factory enables anyone in the community to launch their own DAO by claiming a Shib Name. Whether the goal is to build games, support DeFi protocols, fund public goods, or create art collectives, the factory allows innovation to thrive within a decentralized framework.

ShibDAO has also introduced a multi-DAO architecture, with different DAOs overseeing segments of the ecosystem. Bone DAO is responsible for overseeing upgrades to the Shibarium blockchain and reviewing developer proposals, ensuring the network evolves based on community needs, while Leash DAO serves as the governance dispute resolution body, providing a decentralized arbitration mechanism to address conflicts.

Meanwhile, Treat DAO plays the role of driving innovation by allocating funding for the development of dApps and other creative projects. The post concludes by saying,

This isn’t a theory, it’s a functioning system. Staking is live. Proposals are open. The tools are real.

Market metrics show mixed signals. Data from Shibburn reveals that the burn rate for Shiba Inu tokens has decreased by 98.47% in the past 24 hours, with 200,000 tokens burned. Whereas the trading volume in the last 24 hours is $301.72 million, which is up by 46.27%, indicating increased market activity. The current price of SHIB is $0.00001331, which has decreased by 7.92% in the last day.