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INSANE: How to buy shiba inu shib 30b9dd8d 0785 409d b51c d2b115168416 | Rare Historical Photos

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is a memecoin, meaning that it’s associated with a particular theme, in this case a Japanese dog breed (as with Dogecoin).

A meme coin is an ‘altcoin’ – which means a cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin – which is based on a meme. A meme refers to media content shared widely online, usually in a humorous form.

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