Shiba Inu Exchange Supply Drops Sharply
The supply of Shiba Inu on centralized exchanges continues to decline. Recent on-chain movements point to reduced immediate selling pressure despite short-term losses. This trend reflects shifting investor behavior rather than a direct price catalyst. As a result, market attention has turned to whether accumulation is replacing distribution.
Data from CryptoQuant shows that 361,380,965,000 SHIB tokens exited centralized exchanges between January 16 and Monday. According to the platform, total exchange reserves fell from 82.642 trillion SHIB on Friday to 82.28 trillion SHIB. This reduction occurred even as Shiba Inu’s price declined over the weekend.
On Friday, SHIB traded near $0.00000856 while exchange balances remained elevated. By Monday, the price had retraced to around $0.00000787, yet exchange reserves continued to drop. Data shows this divergence often draws attention because declining exchange supply usually appears during periods of accumulation.
CryptoQuant figures also show that Binance recorded a notable decline in SHIB reserves over the same period. The exchange’s balance dropped from 62.53 trillion tokens to 62.42 trillion. Binance holds the largest share of SHIB liquidity, making its reserve movements closely watched.
What Exchange Outflows Signal for SHIB Holders
The exchange outflows are a sign that investors are moving assets into self-custody wallets or third-party storage solutions. Such behavior typically aligns with longer holding strategies rather than short-term trading. As fewer tokens remain readily available on exchanges, immediate selling pressure tends to ease.
This trend has reassured some Shiba Inu holders amid recent losses. At press time, SHIB trades at around $0.00000808. The token declined by 3.57% over the past 24 hours and by 5% over the past 7 days. Despite this correction, exchange supply continued to contract, suggesting that some investors chose to hold rather than sell into weakness.