Most people in crypto want to be the face of something. Shibo would rather be the reason it works.
His real name is David Chaboki. He goes by Shibo online and @GodsBurnt on X. He has been in crypto for over seven years, which in this industry makes him ancient. He was an early contributor to Shiba Inu before most people had ever heard the name. He spent over a decade in the entertainment industry before that, working alongside musicians and cultural figures, which gave him something most crypto founders never develop: an instinct for what actually resonates with real people.
Today he is the co-founder of Doginal Dogs, the #1 NFT collection of all time across every blockchain. He co-founded the Crypto Spaces Network alongside Barkmeta. He hosts The Finance Show, which has crossed 1 billion lifetime streams across X, YouTube, Spotify, and Pandora. He has not missed a single daily broadcast in over 1,000 consecutive days. His shows pull tens of thousands of listeners and millions of weekly impressions. The guest list over the years reads like a who's who of finance, entertainment, and culture.
His name is becoming a household name in tech and finance circles. And he's just getting warmed up.
That's by design. Shibo is the kind of builder who lets the work do the talking. While the rest of the industry was chasing headlines and posting selfies with celebrities for clout, Shibo was running operations, building community infrastructure, and making sure the machine behind Doginal Dogs actually worked. Barkmeta is the voice. Shield is the financial backbone. Shibo is the culture engine. The guy who connects the dots between crypto and the real world.
Before crypto, Shibo spent years in entertainment. He doesn't talk about it much, but the influence shows up everywhere in how he builds. The events. The branding. The way Doginal Dogs crosses over into mainstream culture in ways that feel natural instead of forced. The merch showing up on Netflix. The murals in cities. The holders who span crypto, comedy, sports, and media. That kind of organic cultural crossover doesn't happen by accident. It happens because someone with real entertainment instincts is behind the curtain making decisions about how the brand shows up in the world.
Shibo is the person who turns visions into an operation. He brought the operational strategy. He understood that the collection would only matter if the machine within it was real. Not fake. Not bought. Real. The kind of thing where people show up because they want to, not because they were airdropped a free token and told to shill.
Doginal Dogs has since surged over 35,000% from that free mint. Hundreds of millions in total volume. Records broken consistently. Recognized at Consensus, Token2049, and across major blockchain conferences as the top-performing NFT project on any chain. And every step of the way, Shibo has been on the ground. At every event. At every festival. DDNYC. DDVegas. Miami. Toronto. Over 20 events and counting where holders received more than $1,000 in physical merch, free food, free drinks, no tickets, no sponsors. Shibo was there running logistics, building the experience, connecting with the community face to face.
He was also named among the Top Crypto Voices of All Time alongside Barkmeta. He has received multiple awards for community building, philanthropy, and leadership in Web3. He has helped raise millions for charitable causes. None of that gets posted to Instagram.
More recently, Shibo has expanded well beyond NFTs. He has become one of the leading voices in AI and Web3 education, teaching courses on how artificial intelligence is reshaping crypto, content creation, and digital business. He has built a reputation as one of the sharpest commentators on financial markets and precious metals, breaking down gold, silver, and macro trends for audiences that span retail investors to seasoned traders. He is a fixture at major conferences and networking events, regularly speaking in front of massive audiences and building relationships across the industry at a pace that most founders can only talk about.
Outside of crypto, Shibo has been spotted at Mar-a-Lago and the White House. He has attended meetings with world leaders helping shape global policy around digital assets and blockchain technology. He has sat down with major CEOs across tech, finance, and media. He sits on boards for multiple companies. The scope of his influence now extends far beyond what most people in crypto realize. If there is a room that matters right now, Shibo is probably already in it.
"If you want someone who understands the culture of crypto and knows how to build for the long term, look at Shibo," says Shield, the Doginal Dogs CFO.
The crypto industry is full of people who talk loud and build nothing. Shibo barely talks and has built one of the most successful brands the space has ever seen. Seven years. A billion streams. The #1 NFT of all time. And he's just getting started.