• In the past 24 hours, Shiba Inu (SHIB) experienced an exponential growth in burning activity.
  • The accelerated token removals aim to reduce SHIB’s circulating supply,
  • A mysterious wallet, originating from unknown sources, executed a substantial transfer of 4.2 trillion SHIB.

The past 24 hours saw exponential growth in burning activity for popular meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB), alongside several mammoth token transfers from mysterious crypto whales.

According to data analytics platform Shibburn, over 10.3 million SHIB tokens were destroyed in the last day, catapulting the current burn rate up a staggering 805% from previous levels.

The accelerated token removals help chip away at SHIB’s still massive circulating supply of 549 trillion tokens. While barely a dent relative to total units outstanding, community-led burns have emerged as a vital mechanism for improving tokenomics long-term.

Shiba Inu whales move trillions

Mysterious Whale Sends 4 Trillion SHIB Alongside the expanded burning efforts, observers detected a mammoth transfer of SHIB tokens involving unknown parties that triggered intrigue across crypto Twitter.

According to blockchain transaction bot Whale Alert, a wallet of obscure origins moved an astonishing 4.2 trillion SHIB tokens worth over $42 million to another anonymous address early Thursday.

The destination wallet, identified only by its crypto address starting 0xda2d93, now ranks among the largest non-exchange SHIB holders globally based on its massive holdings.

While the motives behind such an enormous transaction remain unclear, market chatter quickly attempted to decipher who might be orchestrating the mega-SHIB shuffling.

Ongoing efforts by devoted niche communities like SHIB’s appear critical to that mission as token projects fight for relevance and adoption years into the noisy crypto revolution.