Shiba Inu has announced a new compensation initiative dubbed SOU (Shib Owes You), aimed at addressing losses suffered by users affected by the recent Shibarium Bridge hack. While the program has not yet gone live, the announcement signals an effort by the project’s leadership to reassure the community and outline a path toward restitution.
SHIB Developer Announces the ‘Shib Owes You” (SOU) Program
In a recent letter addressed to the SHIB army, Shiba Inu’s top developer Kaal Dhairya announced the upcoming launch of the SOU program. According to Dhairya, this program is a bold initiative to compensate victims of the Shibarium bridge hack. However, the dev reiterated that the SOU program is not an immediate repayment program.
Instead, each affected user will own an SOU NFT, which will contain a verifiable on-chain record of what they are owed on the Ethereum blockchain. Thus, SOU will serve as a structured process through which eligible victims can eventually seek reimbursement for verified losses.
Meanwhile, the SOU NFT tracks in real-time everything about the debt, including what has been repaid and what remains to be paid. Interestingly, these SOU NFTs can be transferred, split, merged, and even sold on supported marketplaces for liquidity. Furthermore, as an added security layer, the SOU system has undergone a comprehensive audit by blockchain security firm Hexens.
Shibarium Security Response and Community Reassurance
Meanwhile, the Shibarium Bridge hack, which occurred in September 2025, exposed a vulnerability in the network’s security structure. Furthermore, it resulted in the loss of more than $3 million of users’ funds and affected several tokens within the Shibarium ecosystem, including LEASH, ROAR, BAD, KNINE, and SHIFU.
Therefore, alongside the SOU announcement, the Shiba Inu developer reiterated the team’s commitment to improving Shibarium’s security infrastructure. The dev also indicated that additional audits, tighter monitoring, and internal reviews are underway to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents in the future.
Furthermore, Dhairya noted that the plasma bridge is now online with new safeguards, one of which is the decoupling of the bridge from validators, which will fully decentralize the Shibarium network.
SHIB Price Performance
Meanwhile, SHIB’s price action has remained mixed since the SOU announcement, which is actually a reflection of broader market uncertainty as the bears once again take control.
Thus, the meme coin has struggled to establish a strong upward trend, trading around $0.00000720 mark, which is a 3.8% dip in the past 24 hours. Although the compensation program is not yet live, the announcement may have helped limit deeper downside pressure by signaling proactive engagement from the team.
Analysts note that a successful rollout of SOU, accompanied by measurable improvements in Shibarium security, could bolster investors’ confidence in SHIB, potentially driving its demand.
However, it’s worth noting that the team has also advised the community members to remain cautious and wait for verified announcements before submitting any claims to avoid falling prey to scammers.
The CoinRemark Team
