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With #Shiba Inu plunging by nearly 65% so far this year, investors are wondering whether the crash is an opportunity to buy at a cheaper rate. 
Shiba Inu investors entered 2025 with strong optimism, with some projecting that the token could break above its all-time high of $0.00008845 and even reach $0.0001. Instead of rallying, however, SHIB has suffered a significant downturn alongside the broader crypto market.
At the beginning of the year, Shiba Inu traded at $0.00002115, preserving some gains from the post-election rally. Since then, it has fallen 65.77% year-to-date as it trades at $0.000007239.
In response, several influencers have reassured investors that the sell-off is an opportunity to accumulate SHIB at a discount ahead of a major rebound — that never happened.
Challenges Hindering Potential Rally
Although this strategy has delivered results in previous market cycles, Shiba Inu now faces several critical challenges that could significantly limit the chances of a meaningful upside move.
Team’s Evasive Behavior
Among these concerns is what critics now describe as the team’s increasingly evasive behavior. Observers argue that no clear figure appears to be steering the project or actively addressing key issues affecting the broader Shiba Inu ecosystem.
For example, K9 Finance DAO, a Shiba Inu partner, called out the team for halting all communication related to efforts to recover assets for victims of the Shibarium attack. It even threatened to reconsider its ties to Shibarium if victims are not made whole by early next month.
Furthermore, revelations that the team failed to report the hack to relevant authorities have intensified concerns. Reporting the incident could have helped recover some of the funds transferred to KuCoin. This failure underscores what some see as a lack of commitment and transparency.
Diminishing Token Burns
One factor that previously strengthened investor confidence in Shiba Inu was its deflationary mechanism. Supporters argue that as more #SHIB tokens are removed from circulation, the shrinking supply could support a strong price rally.
However, burn activity has slowed dramatically in recent weeks. As of yesterday, data from Shibburn showed that fewer than 1 million SHIB were burned over the previous 24 hours. This figure pales in comparison to earlier periods this year, when single transactions eliminated tens of millions of tokens.
SHIB No Longer the Primary Focus
When Shiba Inu launched in 2020, the project revolved almost entirely around SHIB, with the community promoting the token. Today, as Shiba Inu has expanded into a broader ecosystem, attention has shifted towards other initiatives such as Shibarium and ShibaSwap. In addition, the ecosystem now includes multiple tokens, such as TREAT, BONE, and LEASH, which further dilutes focus.
Although the evolution into a full ecosystem marks significant progress, it has also redirected investor attention away from SHIB itself. As a result, SHIB often appears sidelined.
In a recent commentary, crypto analyst Zach Humphries argued that the team must reposition SHIB as the ecosystem’s core asset. According to him, restoring SHIB as the primary focus could be key to reviving the momentum it enjoyed during its 2021 peak.
‘Official’ SHIB Account Promoting Other Tokens
Concerns have also emerged around the promotion of non-SHIB assets by influential voices within the Shiba Inu community. Most notably, @shibtoken, widely regarded as the project’s official X account, recently promoted a Solana-based meme coin, Hachi Token.
Critics argue that such actions risk diverting investor capital away from SHIB and into unrelated tokens, further undermining SHIB’s position within its own ecosystem.
No Exclusive SHIB ETF
While several tokens, including rivals such as Dogecoin, already have spot ETFs trading in the U.S., Shiba Inu still lacks an official filing for a standalone product. So far, the closest SHIB has come is its inclusion in a T. Rowe Price ETF filing, where it appears among several assets the fund could track.
Even if this product launches, its impact on SHIB’s price would likely remain limited because it is a basket ETF rather than a dedicated fund.
By contrast, a standalone SHIB ETF could deliver far stronger price support. Meanwhile, Shiba Inu does have an exclusive exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, launched by Valour. Yet, the offering has so far had minimal effect on the token’s price.
Considering these challenges, some argue that Shiba Inu’s steep 65% decline this year may not be a buying opportunity. Instead, the sell-off appears to point to deeper structural and narrative issues surrounding the token.
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