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Shiba Inu at $0.00000862 After 30% Weekly Rally Breaks June 2025 Descending Channel Whale transfers surge 111%, with large holders sending tokens to exchanges amid $332,790 net outflows on January 10. Fear & Greed Index reads 28 as $106.5M 24-hour volume shows retail staying sidelined. Shiba Inu price today trades near $0.00000862 following a sharp 30 percent rally in the opening week of 2026 that has divided analysts on whether the meme coin has entered recovery or merely paused its prolonged downtrend. The breakout occurred after price tested support near $0.00000700 in late December, but sustainability concerns are mounting as volume remains thin and exchange flows turn negative. Whale Activity Surges But Direction Remains Mixed Large SHIB transfers worth over $100,000 jumped 111 percent in early January, following December’s 406 whale transactions that moved 1.06 trillion SHIB onto exchanges. The surge marks a sharp reversal from the quiet accumulation patterns seen throughout late 2025. Spot flow data shows $332,790 in net outflows on January 10, signaling that some holders used the rally to exit positions. When large holders send tokens to exchanges during price strength, it typically precedes distribution rather than accumulation. Approximately 62.65 percent of SHIB supply sits in top wallets, with one address alone holding roughly 41 percent valued around $3.3 billion. This concentration means relatively few trades can trigger significant price swings, amplifying both upside potential and downside risk as positions adjust. The wallet concentration creates a binary setup. If whales defend the breakout, SHIB could extend gains. If they continue sending tokens to exchanges, the rally becomes a liquidity event for exits rather than the start of a new trend. Channel Breakout Faces EMA Resistance Cluster Shiba Inu price today trades above the 20 and 50-day EMAs after breaking out of a descending channel that compressed…

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Filed under: News - @ January 10, 2026 10:14 pm