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Shiba Inu, one of the most popular meme coins and No. 25 crypto by market cap, has been showing an impressive rally in the beginning of the year. 2025 wasn’t too kind to the SHIB community. Shiba Inu failed to return to its peak level. Even worse: SHIB price slipped into a long-term downtrend.  However, the beginning of 2026 marked a new hope. Despite Bitcoin struggling to regain momentum in the first days of 2026, meme coins have seen a massive spike in trading volume.  The character of the sell-off has shifted, and that change may matter more than price levels themselves. SHIB price history Launched in August 2020 as the “Dogecoin killer,” Shiba Inu gained attention for its unconventional strategy of donating 50% of its supply to Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin. The token’s popularity surged during 2021, rivaling Dogecoin and even Ethereum’s trading volumes at its peak. However, the price subsequently fell over 90%, dropping below 8 millionths of a dollar in 2023. You Might Also Like Despite the setback, Shiba Inu has started October with a bullish setup that could push prices toward $0.00001410. If achieved, this move would align with historical price patterns, marking a potential 11%–40% rally. Historically, SHIB has performed strongly in October: 2021: +833% surge, pushing SHIB into the global top 10. 2023: +6.04% gain. 2024: +2.46% rise despite a stagnant market. Source: CoinMarketCap The crypto rally that started in late 2024 has ended in disaster. The great $19 billion October wipe-out resulted in SHIB’s adding zero to its price. Shiba Inu couldn’t reach its ATH like most of cryptocurrencies did. 2025 Shibarium attack and crypto flash crash  Recently, Shibarium, Shiba Inu’s Layer-2 blockchain, faced one of the largest attacks in its history. The attacker attempted to exploit the network by manipulating checkpoints, reportedly…

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