OkCoinJapan, the Japanese arm of OK Group, the owner of OKX, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, signaled that it would list the Shiba Inu (SHIB) in December. At the time, the exchange responded to a petition to list SHIB, thanking the meme coin community for their “valuable insights.”
Later, the exchange announced that it would list SHIB in February of this year without revealing the actual date. After months, the meme coin is finally listed on OkcoinJapan.
We can say that the meme coin community has put a lot of effort into this listing. Not just OkcoinJapan, the SHIB community expects the asset to be listed on all major Japanese exchanges. The community’s hopes are finally coming true, starting with the OKCoin Japan listing.
In a blog post, OKCoinJapan stated that it will begin trading “SHIB” on February 28. As a result, the number of crypto assets managed by OKCoinJapan is currently 23.
＼SHIBの取扱い／
OKCoinJapanでは新たに#シバイヌ $SHIB の取扱いを開始します。
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2月28日（火）17:00https://t.co/eADXdXCjKg#SHIB #ShibaInu pic.twitter.com/7myqMR8Hfh— OKCoinJapan（オーケーコイン・ジャパン） (@OKCoinJapan) February 17, 2023
Koinfinans.com As we reported, SHIB has been listed on many cryptocurrency exchanges over the past year, increasing its adoption rate. This greatly increased the number of its investors. According to WhaleStats data, there are currently 1,307,594 SHIB holders.
Besides, the meme coin community is eagerly awaiting the Shibarium beta launch.
Finally, SHIB is trading at $0.0000131 at press time. Meme coin is also among the most bought cryptocurrencies by the biggest ETH whales tracked by WhaleStats.
You can follow the current price action here.