Akita Inu (AKITA) is an Ethereum dog memecoin launched in February 2021 — part of the wave of dog-themed tokens following Dogecoin and Shiba Inu — whose creators sent 50% of total supply (50 trillion AKITA) to Vitalik Buterin’s public wallet, following the pattern established by Shiba Inu, and which became notable when Vitalik Buterin donated approximately $17.5 million worth of AKITA tokens to COVID charity (the Great Ouse Hope fund for India’s COVID crisis, via Gitcoin) and burned another portion in May 2021 — generating significant media attention at the time of India’s devastating second COVID wave — with the remaining tokens continuing to trade on Ethereum with a pure memecoin market structure and no protocol utility.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | AKITA |
| Price | $0.00 |
| Market Cap | $320,576 |
| 24h Change | +1.7% |
| Circulating Supply | 92179.52B AKITA |
| Max Supply | 100000.00B AKITA |
| All-Time High | $0.00 |
| Contract (Ethereum) | 0x3301...23e6 |
| Contract (Avalanche) | 0xcaf5...8b18 |
How It Works
- ERC-20 dog coin — AKITA is a standard Ethereum ERC-20 token inspired by the Akita Inu dog breed (Japan’s national dog, different from Shiba Inu). No staking, governance, or utility.
- Hyper-diluted supply — 100 trillion AKITA total supply, priced in fractions of a cent.
- Vitalik Buterin donation — 50% of the total supply was sent to Buterin’s wallet at launch. Buterin donated approximately $17.5M worth to COVID charity and burned the remainder via a dead address send.
- Community DAO — The Akita community manages a Treasury DAO funded by volunteer contributions and a percentage of Akita ShibaSwap staking rewards.
Tokenomics
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | AKITA |
| Total Supply | 100,000,000,000,000 (100 trillion) |
| Ethereum contract | 0x3301Ee63Fb29F863f2333Bd4466acb46CD8323E6 |
| Launch | February 2021 |
| Vitalik donation | ~$17.5M AKITA → Great Ouse Hope COVID charity (Gitcoin) + burns |
Use Cases
- Speculative trading — AKITA has no functional utility; pure speculation.
History
- 2021-02 — Akita Inu launches on Ethereum. Creators send 50 trillion AKITA (50% of supply) to Vitalik Buterin’s public wallet and pair the remaining supply with ETH on Uniswap.
- 2021-05 — India experiences a devastating second COVID-19 wave. Vitalik Buterin announces he will donate billions in “unsolicited” meme tokens (SHIB, AKITA, ELON, and others) that had been sent to his wallet. For AKITA, Buterin donates $17.5M worth through Gitcoin to the Great Ouse Hope fund for India COVID relief. He burns a portion. This makes global news.
- 2021 — Akita Inu markets peak at approximately $400 million market cap during the dog coin summer frenzy. The price subsequently declines.
- 2022–2024 — Akita Inu continues trading as a community dog coin. The Akita DAO manages community funds. No major product developments.
Common Misconceptions
“Akita Inu is affiliated with the Shiba Inu (SHIB) project.”
Akita Inu is a separate community project from Shiba Inu. Both reference dog breeds, but they have different contracts, communities, and founders. The shared “send to Vitalik” launch pattern was a marketing technique copied from SHIB, not an actual affiliation.
Social Media Sentiment
Akita Inu maintains a niche community of dog coin enthusiasts. Its most notable moment was the COVID charity donation of Vitalik’s AKITA holdings in May 2021. The token has no active development roadmap and is essentially a community-run speculative asset.
Last updated: 2026-04