November 27, 2023

Image Credit: Finbold

Whale's $42M SHIB Purchase Sparks December Surge

December 13, 2023

Mega Whale Purchase

An unidentified Shiba Inu whale acquired 4 trillion SHIB tokens, worth $42 million, marking the highest December purchase amidst Q4 2023 whale inactivity.

Image Credit:  Pinterest

Transaction Details

Whale Alert, a cryptocurrency wallet tracker, revealed the massive transaction of 4,238,953,460,450 SHIB tokens between unknown wallets, with no exchange involvement.

Image Credit:  Pinterest

The whale has not moved or sold the tokens, suggesting a long-term holding strategy, and the community speculates the whale anticipates benefits from upcoming SHIB burns.

Holding Strategy

Image Credit:  Coin Edition

The Shiba Inu team confirmed Shibarium will start burning SHIB tokens from January 2024 onwards, possibly influencing the whale's early entry and accumulation strategy.

Shibarium Burns

Image Credit:  Pinterest

Potential Holdings Growth

With the anticipation of ongoing burns in Shibarium, the whale aims for potential token value growth as trillions of tokens might be sent to the dead wallet.

Image Credit:  Pinterest

Price Prediction

The market happenings shows the scale of burns, whether in trillions, millions, or billions of tokens, plays a crucial role in sustaining long-term price growth.

Image Credit: Pinterest

Current Market Status

SHIB trades at $0.00000975, down 3% in 24 hours, and remains 89% below its October 2021 peak of $0.00008616.

Shutterstock