The world’s second-largest meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) has once again triggered a storm in the crypto space with 23% gains in the last 24 hours and moving closer to $0.0000191. Interestingly, the SHIB Price surge comes along with a 240% surge in the daily trading volumes, above $1.36 billion, reminiscent of the 2021 mega bull run.
Shiba Inu FOMO Kicks In Again
Crypto analytics platform Santiment reported that the Shiba Inu has experienced a major surge of 43% in the last nine days amid the heightened on-chain activity. Key metrics behind this rally include the strong volume spurt, strong SHIB circulation, and the SHIB whale transactions that have surged to 10-week highs. Besides, with the increase in the SHIB social dominance, there’s a strong FOMO (fear of missing out) kicking-in among the traders.
Furthermore, the Santiment data suggested that the sharp price rise could lead to the potential for a local top. As of press time the Shiba Inu price is trading at $0.00001901 with a market cap of $11.3 billion making it the 13th largest cryptocurrency in the market. For the SHIB Price to hit the February high of $0.000043, the bulls need a breakout above $0.000020 with strong trading volumes.
Derivatives data for the world’s second-largest meme coin also shows strength with the open interest surging by 65% all the way past $60 million. Further, the Coinglass data shows that the 24-hour Shiba Inu liquidations have surged to $2.23 million, of which, $1.29 million are short liquidations. Also, the chart below shows a strong surge in the funding rate, showing bullish sentiment among SHIB futures traders.
SHIB Price Rally to Continue?
As said, if the bulls manage a SHIB Price breakout above $0.20, there’s potential for another 100% rally immediately thereafter in a few weeks. However, investors are curious about whether the meme coin can replicate a 2021 bull run, which surged by 45000% between January and May.
There have been calls for the Shiba Inu rally to $1, however, this would need an exponential volume spurt. Additionally, despite the burn effort, there are trillions of SHIB still in circulation which would make it difficult for such a massive rally.
On the other hand, the SHIB ecosystem has continued to make progress on the SHI stablecoin launch. Furthermore, the total value locked (TVL) on Layer 2 network Shibarium has surged to a new high of $3.64 million.
Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a FinTech enthusiast with a keen understanding of financial markets. His interest in economics and finance has led him to focus on emerging Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills.
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