Shiba Inu Co-Founder Russ Davis on Meme Coins, Vitalik & What's Next

About This Episode

Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Russ Davis - "In Russ We Trust" - one of the co-founders of Shiba Inu, the meme coin that changed everything.Russ tells the full story: from passing on Doge in 2016 (a decision that would've been worth $15 million), to taking over Shiba's marketing in February 2021 when it was stuck at a $2M market cap, to watching it explode to $40 billion in eight months.This episode is sponsored by FirstRead — the AI-powered legal assistant that reads, marks up, and chats through contracts right inside your Word document. If you're a founder, builder, or anyone dealing with legal agreements, FirstRead is a game-changer.🔗 https://first-read.com/signup?ref=BEYOND2026Use code BYNDTHECODE10 at signup for 10% off.In this episode, we cover:- The exact post that started it all and why $100 turned into $2M- Why most of his friends sold at $5,000 and kicked themselves in October- Shiba Physicals — NFC-chipped collectibles and the post-NFT pivot- The DeLorean partnership and what's dropping in Q2- How meme coin communities actually work (and how Shiba avoided becoming a dumpster fire)- Hopium: the Clarity Act, TradFi adoption, and the path back up