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[|Human|] What is the Shiba Inu (crypto)?
[|AI|] Shiba Inu token (ticker: SHIB) is a decentralized cryptocurrency created in August 2020 by an anonymous person or group known as "Ryoshi". It is named after the Shiba Inu (æ´ç¬), a Japanese breed of dog originating in the ChÅ«bu region, the same breed that is depicted in Dogecoin's symbol, itself originally a satirical cryptocurrency based on the Doge meme. Shiba Inu has been characterized as a "meme coin" and a pump-and-dump scheme.
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What is the Shiba Inu (crypto)?