Shibarium’s Secret Reset? Blockchain Explorer Unveils Shocking Truth 🐕💥

Oh, what a labyrinthine odyssey we find ourselves in, dear reader, as the Shiba Inu Layer 2 Shibarium, that sardonic pup of the blockchain realm, stands under the spotlight of speculation. Shibariumscan, its sycophantic blockchain explorer, dares to whisper of a reset-a notion as plausible as a penguin’s ballet career. Yet, the whispers are not without merit, for the Shibarium network recently underwent a security upgrade, a ritual of sorts, with its ancient public RPC connection ceremoniously retired, like a forgotten relic tossed into the void. 🐕💣

Weeks prior, the Shiba Inu team, those enigmatic puppeteers of the crypto stage, unveiled an ongoing Shibarium RPC Migration Network upgrade-a grand performance involving the closure of a legacy endpoint, the old public RPC connection for Shibarium now reduced to a ghostly echo, its previous URL a tombstone for access. 🕯️

A perusal of the Shibariumscan explorer reveals a curious spectacle: numbers that now dance to a different tune, a discordant symphony compared to the familiar cadence of yesteryear. 🎻

Previously, total blocks had ascended beyond 14 million, while total transactions pirouetted above 1.56 billion, and total addresses, those elusive phantoms, numbered over 272 million. Now, these figures are but shadows, diminished by the whims of digital fate. 🧙‍♂️

The current tally for total blocks is a meager 2,378,324; total transactions, 168,046,095, and total addresses, a paltry 5,151,236. The daily transactions section, that once-vibrant hub, now lies in abeyance, a silent sentinel. 🕯️

What transpired?

The plummeting Shibarium statistics may not stem from a lull in activity but rather from the Shibarium network’s decision to retire its archaic RPC. When an RPC endpoint meets its demise, explorers, those diligent archivists of the blockchain, may embark on a quest to rebuild or resync their data from a different index. 🧠

This could account for the discrepancy in reported data, even as the chain thrives optimally. The hypothesis is bolstered by Shibariumscan’s own admission, a cryptic note on its page stating that the current counts may be as accurate as a seer’s prophecy. 🧙‍♀️

A notice on the Shibariumscan page reads: “16% Blocks Indexed – We’re indexing this chain right now. Some of the counts may be inaccurate.” A digital masquerade, indeed. 🎭

In a twist of fortune, Shibarium’s utility layer is poised for a major upgrade, scheduled for Q2, 2026, a promise of full on-chain privacy for users. A quixotic endeavor, yet one that tantalizes the imagination. 🌌

Shiba Inu team member Lucie, that paragon of foresight, revealed a timeline for Q2, 2026, for Zama Shibarium’s privacy upgrade-a feat enabling full on-chain privacy and confidential smart contracts on Shibarium and Bone, thanks to Zama’s fully homomorphic encryption technology. A marvel, though one wonders if it will be as thrilling as a cat chasing a laser dot. 🐱💡

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2025-12-06 23:10