SHIB — Shiba Inu
SHIB is the native token of Shiba Inu, currently ranked #15 by market capitalisation in the Memecoin category with an approximate circulating market cap of 11B. This page provides live price data, tokenomics, recent news flow, and peer comparison drawn from the DeFi Intel research database.
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Tokenomics
Issuer
Decentralised — no single issuing entity — SHIB has no centralised issuer; it is mined or minted by an open network of participants.
Chains
SHIB is live on the following chains:
- Ethereum
Recent news
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Comparison to peers
The closest peers of SHIB in the Memecoin category by market-cap rank:
- Dogecoin (DOGE) — rank #8; compare SHIB vs DOGE
- dogwifhat (WIF) — rank #40; compare SHIB vs WIF
- Pepe (PEPE) — rank #41; compare SHIB vs PEPE
Audit history
SHIB smart contracts have been audited by recognised firms; the DeFi Intel /audits/ index lists the latest engagements. As with any DeFi asset, audits reduce but do not eliminate residual risk.
Risk factors
Key risk factors for SHIB: extreme volatility, low fundamental anchoring, and dependence on social-attention cycles; uncapped issuance — long-term dilution depends on protocol monetary policy. Sizing should reflect the principal's tolerance for these risks; the DeFi Intel research desk views SHIB risk as commensurate with its category mean.
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