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Shiba Inu (SHIB) Reserves on Exchanges Drop 4% as Whales Continue to Accumulate

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Harsh Notariya

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Ryan Boltman

08 January 2024 15:22 UTC
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  • Whales seem to be accumulating Shiba Inu (SHIB) coins despite its struggling price, with a new whale withdrawing over 546.342 billion SHIB tokens.
  • Five Shiba Inu whales, including Tron founder Justin Sun, have withdrawn 2.742T SHIB ($25.2M) from Binance over the past 1.5 months, indicating possible accumulation.
  • Shiba Inu exchange reserves have dropped by over 4% since December 16, suggesting a decrease in selling pressure and potential accumulation of the meme coin.
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While the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been struggling lately, whales may have been accumulating the meme coin.

The broader altcoin market hit a local top in late December. However, whales with strong convictions utilize the opportunity of dips to accumulate their favorite asset.

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Shiba Inu Whale Withdrew Over 546.342 Billion Tokens

According to the on-chain analysis platform Spotonchain, a fresh whale wallet, withdrew over 546.342 billion SHIB tokens. As of writing, the whale’s portfolio is worth over $5 million, consisting entirely of SHIB.

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Shiba Inu Whale Portfolio. Source: Spotonchain
Shiba Inu Whale Portfolio. Source: Spotonchain

Moreover, Spotonchain has been tracking five SHIB whales, including the Tron founder – Justin Sun.

“We noticed that over the past 1.5 months, there have been 5 whales (including Justin Sun) withdrawing 2.742T SHIB ($25.2M) at an average price of $0.0₅921 from Binance. Currently, the whales still hold all of their SHIB tokens, now only worth $24.9M,” Spotonchain commented.

Also, the SHIB exchange reserves have been in a downtrend since December 16. On December 16, the exchanges had a reserve of over 166 trillion SHIB tokens. However, as of writing, the reserves have declined by over 4% to 159 trillion.

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If the exchange reserves increase, it indicates a high selling pressure. However, a declining reserve points towards the possibility of accumulation. 

Shiba Inu Exchange Reserves. Source: CryptoQuant
Shiba Inu Exchange Reserves. Source: CryptoQuant

The price of SHIB has declined by nearly 30% from the December top. However, the screenshot below shows that SHIB is trading 8.80% higher than Sunday’s low as of writing.

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SHIBUSDT, Binance. Source: TradingView
SHIBUSDT, Binance. Source: TradingView

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