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Shiba Inu Falls Hard: Team Transparency, Burn Decline, and ETF Absence Weigh on SHIB
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has fallen sharply in 2025, leaving investors questioning whether the deep pullback represents a buying opportunity or a sign of deeper issues. So far this year, SHIB has plunged by nearly 65%, sharply underperforming expectations that once pointed toward a renewed rally.
At the start of the year, Shiba Inu traded at $0.00002115, riding residual momentum from a post-election surge. Instead of pushing toward its all-time high of $0.00008845, the token has slid 65.77% year-to-date, now changing hands at $0.000007239 alongside a broader crypto market downturn.
Optimism Fades as the Rebound Fails to Materialize
Early 2025 sentiment was notably bullish, with some investors projecting a move toward $0.0001. As prices declined, several influencers framed the sell-off as an opportunity to accumulate SHIB at discounted levels ahead of a major rebound. That recovery, however, has yet to emerge.
Team Transparency Raises Concerns
One growing point of criticism centers on what observers describe as evasive behavior from the Shiba Inu team. Critics argue that no clear leadership figure is actively addressing pressing ecosystem issues.
Tensions escalated after K9 Finance DAO, a Shiba Inu partner, publicly criticized the team for halting communication related to efforts to recover assets lost during the Shibarium attack. The partner also warned it could reconsider its relationship if victims are not compensated soon. Additional concerns surfaced after reports that the incident was not reported to authorities, potentially limiting fund recovery options.
Token Burns Slow as Focus Shifts Elsewhere
Shiba Inu’s deflationary narrative has also weakened. Burn activity has slowed significantly, with fewer than 1 million SHIB burned in a 24-hour period, a sharp contrast to earlier transactions that removed tens of millions of tokens at once.
At the same time, attention within the ecosystem has shifted toward Shibarium, ShibaSwap, and other tokens such as BONE, LEASH, and TREAT, leaving SHIB increasingly sidelined.
ETF Absence Adds to Headwinds
Unlike rivals such as Dogecoin, Shiba Inu still lacks a standalone spot ETF in the U.S. While SHIB appears in a broader T. Rowe Price ETF filing and has a European ETP launched by Valour, these products have so far had minimal price impact.
