At SXSW 2023, cryptocurrency Shiba Inu is launching SHIB The Metaverse, an immersive extended reality experience built on its layer 2 technology Shibarium. The WAGMI Temple Hub, the first of eleven hubs in the SHIB metaverse, debuted during the festival. Visitors are able to experience the hub with no need of a VR headset, while in-depth details on the history of SHIB's creation and its decentralization roots were revealed.

Striving to provide a “Zen-like realm of calming sensations, meditation, natural beauty, and spiritual connections to the world”, the WAGMI Temple Hub guides users through SHIB's history while offering glimpses of what is possible in the metaverse. On March 11th, Shiba Inu Chief Developer Shytoshi Kusama shared a screenshot of the WAGMI Temple to their Twitter page, providing