A prominent member of the Shiba Inu community, known as Mazrael, recently stirred discussions by suggesting that the pseudonymous founder of the project, Ryoshi, may have permanently vanished. In a post on X, Mazrael argued that content circulating under Ryoshi’s name since May 2022 might not actually be authored by him.
Deleted Account and Recycled Username
According to Mazrael, Ryoshi, much like Bitcoin’s elusive creator Satoshi Nakamoto, withdrew from the public eye entirely at a certain point. Ryoshi deleted his Medium articles and previous posts on X in May 2022 and has not communicated publicly since then. This debate resurged following the release of content attempting to disclose the mystery surrounding the Shiba Inu founder. Some market participants speculated that Ryoshi might have returned and issued new tokens, based on observed similarities in writing styles, inspirations, and profile images.
Mazrael stated, “The same username alone cannot be considered evidence, and content following the deletion does not belong to Ryoshi.”
Mazrael firmly opposed these claims. By sharing a screenshot, he demonstrated that the “allhailtheshiba” Medium page associated with Ryoshi was deleted on May 30, 2022. Subsequently, the same username was adopted by a different account, as evidenced by a change in user ID visible in the Wayback Machine archives.
Wayback Machine Archive Fuels Debate
The Wayback Machine, a digital archive of past web pages, has become central to this dispute. Mazrael highlighted that while the page name remained the same, the user ID had changed. Under Ryoshi’s activity, the user ID was “70f3e7a9c807,” but after the deletion, a new account with the ID “c8d086596085” emerged. This discrepancy, Mazrael asserted, is easily verifiable. Although the username remained unchanged, it created a misleading appearance; however, the user ID within the page revealed that the account was different. Thus, linking content published after the deletion date to Ryoshi is erroneous, he argued.
“The same username might be in use, but the account is different, and the user ID proves this point,” Mazrael emphasized.
Mazrael underscored that some messages on Medium were wrongly attributed to Ryoshi. Though he did not specify which particular post he referred to, he claimed that the content was released after Ryoshi had abandoned the “allhailtheshiba” username.
Currently, the Shiba Inu community is less concerned about whether Ryoshi has genuinely returned and more focused on how to interpret the digital traces. The prevailing sentiment among community members is that any content appearing under Ryoshi’s name post-May 2022 demands careful scrutiny.
