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A long-term Shiba Inu (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/shiba-inu-price-index">SHIB</a>) holder has turned a $2,625 investment into over $1.1 million after patiently holding for over three years. Is this the beginning of memecoin season?
<h2 id="shib-holder-nets-over-1-million-profit-on-2-625-investment">SHIB holder nets over $1-million profit on $2,625 investment</h2>
The patient Shiba Inu holder made an over 419-fold return on his initial investment of $2,625 in over three years.
The savvy trader was first discovered by Lookonchain, as the on-chain security firm shared in a May 27 X <a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1795122453087207450" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">post</a>:
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 “After being dormant for 3.5 years, the super diamond trader finally sold $SHIB at a profit. He spent 2 $ETH($2,625) to buy 48.09B $SHIB on Feb 1, 2021, and sold it for 278.7 $ETH($1.1M) just now, a gain of 419x!”
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 Shiba Inu holder transactions. Source: Lookonchain
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Following the profit-taking, the trader’s wallet “0xe338” is worth over $1.1 million due to converting the Shiba Inu holdings into Ether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price">ETH</a>), <a href="https://coinstats.app/address/0xe3380616C58AACF30430bdDe6e354ACa423d7A4A/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">CoinStats</a> data shows.
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 Wallet “0xe338.” Source: CoinStats
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The profitable trade comes during a period of increased interest toward memecoins. The cumulative trading volume of memecoins rose over 40% on May 28 to over $13 billion, according to <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a> data.
The trade occurred two weeks after another savvy crypto <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-trader-46m-3k-pepe-price-soars">trader turned $3,000 worth of Pepe into $46 million</a>&nbsp;by trading the Pepe (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/pepe-price-index">PEPE</a>) memecoin during the reemergence of the GameStop saga, which boosted the price of certain memecoins.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-breakout-67k-new-highs">Bitcoin rally above $67.5K could spark new record highs, says 10x Research</a>
<h2 id="dog-themed-memecoins-rally-except-shib-and-doge">Dog-themed memecoins rally, except SHIB and DOGE</h2>
While the two largest memecoins, Dogecoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/doge-price-index">DOGE</a>) and SHIB, have been lagging in price action, other dog-themed memecoins have delivered double-digit weekly gains.
Solana-based Dogwifhat (WIF) rose 34%, Floki (FLOKI) rose 35%, while Bonk (BONK) rose over 25% over the past week.
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 Wif, Bonk, Floki, 7-day chart. Source: TradingView
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Pepe also rose 26% on the weekly chart after <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/pepe-memecoin-hits-record-high-risks-40-crash-june">reaching a new all-time high</a> a day ago on May 27. However, Pepe fractals hint at a potential 40% price correction if the price chart repeats the patterns from January 2024.
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 PEPE/USDT daily price chart. Source: TradingView
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While predicting the start of a holistic memecoin run is difficult, some traders believe that the profits from GameStop will find their way into altcoins, similar to the 2021 bull run — as Pepe’s rally also coincided with the return of the GameStop GME stock saga.
Based on historical chart patterns, the 2021 altcoin rally was catalyzed right after the GameStop rally, according to crypto analyst CryptoAmsterdam’s May 14 X <a href="https://twitter.com/damskotrades/status/1790352115908407558/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">post</a>, which references the charts below.
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 GME &amp; Altcoins. Source: CryptoAmsterdam
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Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/maga-memecoin-trader-2-7m-profit-trump-crypto-comments">Trader nets $2.7M profit in 3 days with Trump-themed MAGA memecoin</a>
This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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