Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets by 21712% in 24 Hours

Shiba Inu enthusiasts removed approximately 21.81 Million SHIB during the period of the last day, significantly increasing the burn rate by 21712%. 17.59 million SHIB were burned by a single wallet.

Community efforts to reduce the number of Shiba Inu coins in circulation have been steadily progressing. Shibburn.com reports that during the past 24 hours, a huge spike of 21712.21% has occurred in the rate at which SHIB coins are being removed from circulation. The burn rate spiked significantly on January 26th because only 100,000 Shib were burnt.

*Shiba Inus Burn Rate Skyrockets By 21712 Percent over the Past 24 Hours*

Shib Army has accomplished this by sending a significant sum of SHIB tokens—specifically, 21,812,209 (21.81M)—to the dead wallet over the last day, spread across five different transactions.

In the past 24 hours, there have been a total of 21,812,209 $SHIB tokens burned and 5 transactions. Visit https://t.co/t0eRMnyZel to view the overall total of #SHIB tokens burned, circulating supply, and more. #shibarmy
— Shibburn (@shibburn) January 27, 2023

An unidentified wallet carried out the largest Shiba Inu burn event. In a single transaction, this wallet destroyed 17,597,260 (17.59M) SHIB that it had acquired from one of the wallets linked to the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, known as “Crypto.com 2.” According to Etherscan.io, the transaction occurred on January 26, 2023, at precisely 8:22:35 PM +UTC.

*Mysterious Wallet Burned 17.59 Million SHIB*

However, among the top 2000 biggest ETH holders, commonly called “whales,” Shiba Inu has emerged as the most significant crypto holding. Currently, the combined value of the SHIB tokens held by these whales is $589,522,635.

In the past 24 hours, there have been a total of 21,812,209 $SHIB tokens burned and 5 transactions. Visit https://t.co/t0eRMnyZel to view the overall total of #SHIB tokens burned, circulating supply, and more. #shibarmy
— Shibburn (@shibburn) January 27, 2023

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