{"id":28997,"date":"2026-05-18T21:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shiba-inu-sees-3b-shib-flood-exchanges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:59:33","slug":"shiba-inu-sees-3b-shib-flood-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shiba-inu-sees-3b-shib-flood-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiba Inu sees 3b SHIB flood exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Shiba Inu saw billions of SHIB hit exchanges on May 18 as crypto market liquidations accelerated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_5c23cf78e1bc955a969f307b57a8d7ea\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over 3 billion SHIB tokens were pushed onto exchanges on May 18, raising sell-side pressure as broader crypto market liquidations accelerated.<\/li>\n<li>CoinGlass data shows SHIB open interest at $61.2 million with $42,485 in futures positions liquidated in the 24-hour session ending May 18.<\/li>\n<li>SHIB was trading at $0.00000567 on May 18, down roughly 10% on the week and 54% over the past year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>On-chain exchange flow data <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/SHIB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">tracked<\/a> by CoinGlass shows SHIB open interest at $61.2 million on May 18, with $42,485 in futures positions liquidated in the 24-hour session. The inflow spike coincided with wider crypto market liquidations as leveraged long positions were unwound across multiple assets.<\/p>\n<p>SHIB was trading at $0.00000567 at time of writing, down roughly 10% on the week. The token is 54% lower over the past 12 months and well below its all-time high of $0.00008616. <\/p>\n<p>Exchange reserve data showed assets on Binance alone reaching 61.8 trillion tokens, a marked rise since March as profit-takers moved holdings onto platforms ahead of potential distribution.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shiba Inu inflows signal rising sell pressure<\/h2>\n<p>Tokens moved onto exchanges are one step from the open market and available for immediate liquidation. The spike in SHIB inflows creates a mechanical increase in available sell-side supply, which typically suppresses price during periods of weak demand. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>As crypto.news reported, institutional and whale-level SHIB transactions surged 111% earlier in 2026, indicating large holders are actively repositioning rather than holding passively.<\/p>\n<p>Meme coins have faced persistent pressure throughout 2026. Bitcoin\u2019s 22% decline in Q1 tightened conditions across speculative assets, with SHIB bearing the brunt alongside other high-beta tokens. The token\u2019s 589 trillion circulating supply gives it limited leverage from burn activity, as individual whale distribution events can rapidly absorb months of supply reduction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What SHIB needs to stabilise<\/h3>\n<p>Stabilisation requires demand to absorb incoming supply rather than sellers finding a thin order book. As crypto.news noted in its Shibarium upgrade analysis, on-chain adoption remains uneven and without acceleration in utility metrics, upside moves in SHIB continue to struggle. <\/p>\n<p>A Fully Homomorphic Encryption upgrade planned for Q2 2026 through cryptography firm Zama could add a privacy dimension, but near-term price action depends on whether these exchange inflows reverse. <\/p>\n<p>The broader context for meme coin behaviour in 2026 was covered by crypto.news in its analysis of how on-chain activity spikes often precede continued downside rather than reversals.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shiba Inu saw billions of SHIB hit exchanges on May 18 as crypto market liquidations accelerated. 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