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In another relatively boring and uneventful trading day during the weekend, in which most cryptocurrencies have remained sideways, the second-largest meme coin by market cap exploded in a rare reminder of what the niche used to do a few years ago.Some of the potential reasons behind this massive surge seem to be related to a returning whale and other on-chain factors.<h2 id="shib-s-big-pump">SHIB’s Big Pump</h2>The popular meme coin, once touted as the Dogecoin killer, actually began its ascent yesterday evening. It stood below $0.0000042 before it shot up to $0.0000052 and to $0.0000058 earlier today, posting a massive double-digit surge. The latter became its highest price tag in just over two months.Recall that the token was rejected at $0.0000067 in May, and the subsequent painful correction drove it south toward $0.000004, which translated into a multi-year low. As such, SHIB has now returned to the top 30 alts by market cap as its own has jumped to over $3.3 billion on CoinGecko.Moreover, it has solidified its spot as the second-largest meme coin by that metric, even though a few others have posted impressive gains as well.&nbsp;PEPE is up by 9%, M has added 4%, while DOGE has jumped by 5.5%.<figure id="attachment_1443823" style="width: 100%" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SHIB.png" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img class="wp-image-1443823 size-full" src="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SHIB.png" alt="SHIBUSD. Source: TradingView" width="1126" height="604"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1443823" class="wp-caption-text"> SHIBUSD. Source: TradingView </figcaption></figure><h2 id="why-is-that">Why Is That?</h2>Surging by double digits on a random Sunday used to be the norm in the meme coin space years ago. However, the niche has fallen out of investors’ grace lately, with interest dwindling over time. As such, it’s intriguing to see what the <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/shiba-inu-shib-news-today-july-17th/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">latest developments</a> in the Shiba Inu ecosystem are that might have propelled this rally.The one thing that stands out on X is the behavior of a certain <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/shiba-inu-holders-breakdown-heres-how-many-whales-control-95-of-the-supply/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SHIB whale</a> who has resumed accumulating after over half a year of inactivity. According to reports, the unknown market participant has splashed $125,000 to accumulate over 30 billion tokens. Although one standalone purchase cannot guarantee a 35% jump, it can be regarded as the market signal other investors are waiting for to join.The SHIB token burn mechanism also <a href="https://x.com/shibburn/status/2081258524898717767" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">shows a massive surge</a> in the past day of over 3,200% (and 500% weekly). This means that the actual number of coins in circulation has declined violently, which is typically a bullish signal.SHIB coins stored on crypto exchanges have also fallen in the past few weeks, according to data from CryptoQuant. Lastly, some analysts argued that the asset has broken out of key resistance levels and trendlines, while the community rejoices in the move, indicating that it’s finally paying off after “years of accumulation.”The post <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/shiba-inu-price-soars-35-on-a-dull-day-as-whale-returns-with-massive-shib-purchase/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Shiba Inu Price Soars 35% on a Dull Day as Whale Returns With Massive SHIB Purchase</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoPotato</a>.

Shiba Inu Price Soars 35% on a Dull Day as Whale Returns With Massive SHIB Purchase

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