Shiba Inu's layer-2 network just smashed through a major milestone with over 1.32 billion total transactions. The SHIB ecosystem is also getting some serious upgrades to make the metaverse experience way better for users.
SHIB (Shiba Inu) Network Shows Strong Growth on Shibarium
Fresh data from @Shibizens shows Shibarium is really picking up steam. The network hit 1,322,819,504 total transactions, which is up from yesterday's count of 1,319,244,781 on July 2nd. That's more than 264,000 new transactions in just 24 hours – pretty solid activity for the SHIB network.
The blockchain stats look healthy across the board. Total blocks jumped to 11,825,058 from 11,811,855, meaning 13,203 new blocks got processed in a day. Connected wallets also grew by 2,364, bringing the total to 266,784,522. These numbers show people are actually using the network, not just talking about it.

SHIB (Shiba Inu) Metaverse Gets Major Performance Boost
The Shiba Inu team rolled out some big improvements to their metaverse platform. They've been working on making everything "smoother, faster, and more immersive for everyone" – and it sounds like they delivered.
Three main areas got upgraded: Shib Station, Technology Trench, and Bark Park. The team optimized over 200 texture files, which cuts GPU memory usage by 15-25%. That's huge because it means the metaverse can run better on regular computers, not just high-end gaming rigs.
Users are getting smoother gameplay, lower VRAM requirements, faster loading times, and sharper graphics. Basically, everything that was slow or clunky before should work better now.
What's Next for SHIB
All these updates are part of something called "Optimize the Future" – the team's plan to scale up the whole ecosystem. They're adding a dApp Store soon, which should make it easier for people to find and use apps built on Shibarium. There's also something called the Shib Alpha Layer coming, though details are still under wraps.

According to @Shibizens, these changes have turned the SHIB Metaverse into "a more powerful, useful, and beautiful hub for everything being built on Shibarium." With over 1.3 billion transactions and growing, plus all these technical improvements, SHIB is definitely making moves in the crypto space.