{"id":11917,"date":"2025-02-07T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=11917"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:54:24","slug":"heres-how-many-shiba-inu-shib-investors-sit-on-unrealized-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=11917","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How Many Shiba Inu (SHIB) Investors Sit on Unrealized Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following a substantial price drop, more than 57% of SHIB holders are now in the red, though this remains well below the 90% underwater rate seen in September 2023.<\/li>\n<li>A small group of 10 wallets holds over 61% of SHIB\u2019s supply, meaning their moves could trigger sharp market shifts, either through heavy selling or strategic accumulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-382395\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB_CB-78-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Underwater SHIB Investors Pile up<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The cryptocurrency market correction <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/crypto-markets-melt-down-in-400b-selloff-on-trumps-trade-tariffs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">seen<\/a> on February 3 has sent shockwaves across the entire sector, with multiple leading altcoins taking the biggest blow. The popular meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) was among the worst affected, experiencing a weekly price collapse of approximately 20%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_382392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-382392\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-382392\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2.png\" alt=\"SHIB Price\" width=\"572\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2.png 846w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SHIB-Price-2-50x35.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-382392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SHIB Price, Source: CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unsurprisingly, the plunge has resulted in an increased percentage of investors currently sitting on paper losses. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/app.intotheblock.com\/coin\/SHIB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to IntoTheBlock, that share has surged to over 57%, while 41% are still in the green. As of writing these lines, less than 2% are break-even.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is worth mentioning that the percentage is still far from the worrying figures <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/grim-statistics-almost-90-of-shiba-inu-shib-holders-currently-underwater-but-theres-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">registered<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in September 2023. Back then, almost 90% of the SHIB holders were underwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One element suggesting that the meme coin may experience enhanced volatility in the future, hence changing the share of people sitting on paper profits, is the high level of centralization. As <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CryptoPotato<\/span><\/em> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/shiba-inus-supply-raises-concerns-chainlink-and-toncoin-display-healthier-metrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, more than 61% of the total supply <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is controlled<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by 10 wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If those whales decide to dump their holdings, the excess of tokens on the market could cause a sharp decline of the valuation. On the other hand, if they accumulate en masse, it might signal confidence in the project, leading to more people joining the ecosystem and upward pressure on the SHIB price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are Bulls Ready to Step <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Up<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Several factors indicate that SHIB may soon return to the green track. One of those is the further advancement of the layer-2 blockchain solution, Shibarium. Most recently, total transactions processed on the network <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shibariumscan.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">surpassed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 900 million. The protocol\u2019s main goal is to enhance the development of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, and according to some industry participants, its progress could benefit the underlying token.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next on the list is the partnership between the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">meme coin<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> project and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates. The entities <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/massive-shiba-inu-shib-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">shook hands<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> earlier this week, aiming to transform how nations embrace Web3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFor the first time, a world government is integrating blockchain at a\u00a0federal level.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> isn\u2019t just another crypto partnership \u2013 it\u2019s a nationwide movement unifying Shiba Inu\u2019s Operating System across all Emirates,\u201d the announcement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">High-profile partnerships of this type can make Shiba Inu more attractive to investors, positioning it as more than <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">just<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a speculative asset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but not least<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, we will touch upon the meme coin\u2019s burn rate, which has <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shibburn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">exploded<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by over 1,000% in the past 24 hours. The program\u2019s ultimate goal is to reduce the circulating supply of SHIB, potentially making it more valuable via scarcity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/heres-how-many-shiba-inu-shib-investors-sit-on-unrealized-losses\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here\u2019s How Many Shiba Inu (SHIB) Investors Sit on Unrealized Losses<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Following a substantial price drop, more than 57% of SHIB holders are now in the red, though this remains well below the 90% underwater rate seen in September 2023. A small group of 10 wallets holds over 61% of SHIB\u2019s supply, meaning their moves could trigger sharp market shifts, either through heavy selling or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-11917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}