Shiba Inu: What If 100 Trillion Coins Suddenly Vanished?
Imagine a meme coin's supply slashed by a staggering 100 trillion units overnight. The market would gasp—then recalculate everything.
The Burn Effect: Supply Shock 101
Token burns aren't magic, they're simple arithmetic. Remove coins from circulation, and each remaining coin represents a larger slice of the total pie. For a token like Shiba Inu, with a supply measured in the hundreds of trillions, burning 100 trillion isn't just a tweak—it's a fundamental recalibration of scarcity.
Price Pressure: The Math Gets Loud
Basic economics screams 'up.' With demand held constant, a severe supply cut creates immediate upward pressure. Charts would likely spike as speculators front-run the perceived scarcity. Past burns across the crypto space have shown this pattern repeatedly—sharp, sentiment-driven rallies that either consolidate or fade based on what comes next.
The Psychology of Scarcity
Markets run on narrative, and a burn of this scale writes its own headline. It signals developer commitment, a long-term play for value over virality. It transforms the conversation from 'how many coins are there' to 'how few are left.' This psychological shift can be more powerful than the math itself, attracting a different breed of investor.
The Catch: Burns Aren't a Silver Bullet
Here's the cynical finance jab: a burn is a fantastic short-term spectacle, but it doesn't code a new feature, onboard a million users, or forge a real-world partnership. It's financial engineering, the kind of move traditional funds pull when they want to boost earnings per share without actually growing the business. The lasting value comes from utility, not subtraction.
So, what happens? A fireworks show of green candles, a reinvigorated community, and a stern test of whether the project has anything more to offer than a brilliantly shrinking supply count.
What Will Happen If 100 Trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) Coins Are Burned?
There are currently about 589 trillion shiba inu (SHIB) coins in circulation. The high supply is a substantial barrier to SHIB’s price. Let’s assume that 100 trillion coins are burned, while SHIB’s market cap remains the same at $4.24 billion. In this scenario, SHIB’s price will hit $0.00000867 (market cap divided by supply), a rise of about 20%.
However, let’s consider that Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) market cap increases over the time, before the 100 trillion coin burn. For this example, let’s assume SHIB’s market cap rises to $10 billion. In this scenario, the price of each token will hit $0.0000204, a rise of nearly 184%. In this situation, your investment WOULD more than double in value.
While Shiba Inu (SHIB) fans and investors are hopeful for another massive burn, it is unclear is the project can actually undertake such a task. The Shiba Inu team is reportedly working on a new burn mechanism, rumored to burn trillions of coins yearly. However, we do not have any launch date, or how the new burn mechanism will actually work.
Furthermore, burns alone may not lead to a price surge. According to Shiba Inu (SHIB) lead developer Shytoshi Kusama, demand is the only thing that can help propel SHIB’s price.
