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Shiba Inu trades at $0.000005 with a $2.96 billion market cap, 589 trillion circulating supply, and #29 rank on CoinMarketCap – see the latest figures and what
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is priced at $0.000005 USD, down 0.46% over the past 24 hours, with a live market cap of $2,956,565,327 and a CoinMarketCap ranking of #29 [1]. MetaMask’s market data shows a nearly identical price of $0.00000503 and a market cap of $2,963,572,069 as of June 16 2026 [2].
The token’s supply sits at 589,243,190,898,399 SHIB in circulation, just shy of its 589,552,695,333,683 maximum [1]. This massive supply reflects the project’s original design: 50% of the total tokens were locked on Uniswap and the other half was burned to Vitalik Buterin, who later destroyed 40% of his holdings by sending them to a dead wallet [1]. The remaining tokens fuel a growing ecosystem that includes the ShibaSwap DEX, the Layer‑2 Shibarium network, and a metaverse where over 100,000 parcels of digital land have been allocated [1].
Community‑driven development remains the core narrative. Founder “Ryoshi” stepped back in mid‑2021, leaving governance to the broader community, a move that helped SHIB briefly overtake Dogecoin in meme‑coin market cap in October 2021 [1]. The token’s utility has expanded beyond speculation, with merchants like Newegg and payment platforms such as BitPay accepting SHIB, and the ecosystem now supporting additional tokens (LEASH, BONE) and NFT collectibles [1].
Despite its meme‑coin origins, SHIB’s price stability hinges on the health of the Ethereum network and the adoption of its own Layer‑2 solution. As Ethereum transitions to proof‑of‑stake, transaction costs could fall, potentially boosting activity on Shibarium and ShibaSwap. However, the token’s ultra‑high supply means price movements remain highly sensitive to trading volume, which currently sits at $104 million daily [1].
The real question facing investors is whether the expanding DeFi and metaverse utilities can sustain demand for a token with a supply measured in the hundreds of trillions, or if SHIB will remain a high‑volume, low‑price meme asset subject to volatile swings.
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Shiba Inu was created in August 2020 by an anonymous individual or group using the pseudonym "Ryoshi".
As of the latest CoinMarketCap data, SHIB has a circulating supply of 589,243,190,898,399 tokens, a market cap of about $2.97 billion, and trades around $0.000005 USD.
In May 2021, Vitalik Buterin donated more than 50 trillion SHIB (valued over $1 billion at the time) to the India COVID‑Crypto Relief Fund and also contributed SHIB worth $665 million to the Future of Life Institute.
The ecosystem includes the ShibaSwap decentralized exchange, a planned stablecoin called SHI, and a metaverse where users can purchase digital land parcels.
Over 500 merchants accept SHIB, with integrations through payment platforms like BitPay and ZenGo, and retailers such as Newegg have added SHIB as a payment option.