Shiba Inu hit by 5% correction on birthday, here’s what to expect from SHIB

Shiba Inu announces 150 million percent gains since its launch four years ago.
Shiba Inu supply on exchanges is down 5% since June, reducing the selling pressure on SHIB.
SHIB suffers nearly 5% correction on Friday, trades at $0.000015 at the time of writing.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) celebrates its fourth birthday. The dog-themed meme coin is the second-largest asset in the category, with a market capitalization of $8.94 billion. SHIB erased nearly 5% of its value on Friday, down to $0.000015 on August 1.

Shiba Inu on-chain metrics show hope for recovery

Shiba Inu supply on exchanges dropped by over 5% in the past two months. The drop in supply between June and August reduces the selling pressure on SHIB, since the volume of tokens in exchange wallets is low.

Shiba Inu supply on exchanges vs. price

In the last two days, SHIB holders have realized over $2.3 million in losses. The Network Realized Profit/Loss metric (NPL) measures the net profit/loss of each token traded on a given day. The metric shows over $2.3 million in losses realized by SHIB holders.

Traders need to keep an eye on this metric as consistent realization of losses by traders could signal a capitulation, and this is typically followed by a recovery in the asset.

Network realized profit/loss

Shiba Inu officially announced its fourth birthday celebration on August 1.

We’ve turned 4! From humble beginnings, we've soared 150 MILLION PERCENT! Our #ShibArmy is UNSTOPPABLE with 3.8 MILLION+ strong!

We've built a thriving ecosystem with #ShibSwap, #Shibarium,multiple tokens, NFTs, and a metaverse on the horizon!

Bringing Ryoshi's… pic.twitter.com/iiffjmKiIk
— Shib (@Shibtoken) August 1, 2024

Shiba Inu trades at $0.000015 at the time of writing.

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