New data from Santiment has revealed that the top 10 Shiba Inu (SHIB) addresses control over 62% of the entire token supply. The crypto analytics platform shared the update on Tuesday, posting percentages of supply held by the top blockchain wallets of popular Ethereum-based tokens on X. Santiment Data Reveals Top 10 Wallets Hold Over 62% Of Shiba Inu Supply According to the Santiment report, the concentration of Shiba Inu supply in the hands of the top 10 wallets is striking. According to the data, out of Shiba Inu’s original one quadrillion tokens, 62.3% are now controlled by only ten addresses. This figure amounts to around 623 trillion SHIB tokens. Related Reading: Is Binance Manipulating XRP Price And Driving The Crash? Analyst Gives Answers Public blockchain data available on Etherscan offers an even closer look at these leading Shiba Inu addresses, giving more detailed information about the wallets and the amounts of SHIB they currently hold. The biggest wallet in this group is the official Shiba Inu burn address created when Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent over 410 trillion SHIB to the address in 2021. This address contains 410.43 trillion SHIB, making it the largest single holder in the ecosystem. Tokens in this wallet are considered permanently removed from circulation. Another primary address also holds a large amount of SHIB. This wallet contains about 53.37 trillion tokens, equal to 5.33% of the total supply. The wallet may be associated with a decentralized exchange or a smart contract. These two top wallets together already make up a large part of the Shiba Inu supply, while a mix of exchanges and other entities fills the rest of the list. Exchanges Dominate The Biggest Shiba Inu Holdings The data also shows that several of the largest wallets belong to major centralized exchanges. Robinhood appears on the list as one of the most oversized holders. The wallet linked to Robinhood currently holds 39.27 trillion SHIB, which represents 3.92% of the total supply. Binance is also a leading holder of Shiba Inu. The address labeled Binance Hot Wallet 20 contains 30.71 trillion tokens, or 3.07% of the total supply. Another address, Binance 28, holds 19.51 trillion SHIB, equal to 1.95%. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Set For Explosive Rally If This Structure Holds Crypto.com is another exchange with a large wallet among the top 10. The wallet connected to Crypto.com holds 29.83 trillion SHIB. This number represents 2.98% of the supply. Other large wallets on the list include one address with 12.04 trillion SHIB, which makes up 1.2% of the total. Another holds 11.41 trillion tokens, equal to 1.14% of the supply. A separate wallet contains 9.04 trillion SHIB, or 0.9%. Finally, the tenth-largest Shiba Inu holder controls approximately 7.65 trillion tokens, which equates to 0.76% of the total supply. The wallet may also be related to a decentralized exchange. Featured image from DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant downturn over the past 24 hours, with assets such as Shiba Inu showing losses. A comprehensive review of CoinMarketCap reveals that the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have recorded declines in both the past 24-hour and seven-day periods. As such, Shiba Inu hasn’t been left out, with […]
The analytics firm Santiment has revealed how some prominent altcoins like Dogecoin and XRP compare against each other in holder count. Dogecoin Has Seen Its Total Holder Count Grow To 6.69 Million Recently In a new post on X, Santiment shared the Total Amount of Holders data for various altcoins in the cryptocurrency sector. The […]
Current market dynamics have seen Shiba Inu (SHIB) shedding off a lot of its gains earlier in the month. SHIB kickstarted a price surge on February 29th at $0.00001178 to reach $0.00004456 for the first time since December 2021, representing a surge of over 278% in the space of three days. However, it seems investors are now pulling away from the meme cryptocurrency, and the bull frantic earlier in the month seems to be disappearing. Interestingly, on-chain data indicates that a chunk of over 23 trillion SHIB has moved from the hands of long-term holders into the wallets of short-term holders in the past four days. This cohort of addresses is known to hold their SHIB tokens for quick returns instead of holding them long-term. Shiba Inu Price Downtrend Expected to Extend Beyond 45% SHIB has been on a general downtrend since March 5 with the formation of lower highs in cases of brief uptrends. Notably, the crypto has dropped by 46% since attaining this two-year high. At the time of writing, SHIB is trading at $0.000024, down by 4.79% and 27% in the past 24 hours and seven days, respectively. Related Reading: Is Ripple Behind The XRP Price Crash? Massive Selling Spree Sparks Concern According to data from IntoTheBlock, Short-term Shiba Inu owners have now increased their possession by 23 trillion SHIB in the past four days, signaling lower prices ahead. According to ITB’s “Balance by Time Held” metric, the balance held by traders holding for less than a month has increased by 385% in the last 30 days. At the same time, long-term holders (more than a year) and cruisers (holding for one to 12 months) have reduced their balance by 9.27% and 11.30%, respectively. This interesting movement demonstrates the current dynamic among the various cohorts of SHIB traders. The decrease in long-term holder balance indicates they might be taking profit after holding for so long. At the same time, so much of the supply is moving into the hands of short-term traders seeking quick profits, making SHIB vulnerable to continued selloffs. Technical Analysis: What’s Next For SHIB’s Price? The overall technical indicators for SHIB point to short-term correction unless there is a change in bullish sentiment. The meme token has now broken below support at the $0.000026 price level and is now moving towards $0.000023, a level that has acted as a major resistance earlier in the month. Related Reading: Crypto Report Says ‘Alameda Gap’ Is Gone After Bitcoin Rally, What This Means On the other hand, several fundamental factors point to a potential price recovery and continued growth for the meme coin. Despite its recent correction, the price of SHIB is still up by 144% in the past 30 days, which shows the uptrend can resume anytime soon. SHIB price rallies to $0.000026 | Source: SHIBUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from The Market Periodical, chart from Tradingview.com