Shiba Inu Sees Biggest Whale Transfers Since June as 1.06T SHIB Hits Exchanges

• Whales completed 406 large SHIB transfers as 1.06T tokens moved onto centralized exchanges in one day.
• Shibarium targets full on-chain privacy by mid-2026 while TokenPlay AI adds new AI and gaming use cases for SHIB.

Shiba Inu just logged its biggest day of large-holder activity since June 6, based on Santiment’s onchain data. The tracker counted 406 transactions worth more than 100,000 dollars each, showing that whales moved a significant amount of SHIB in a short window.

At the same time, the SHIB balance on centralized exchanges rose sharply. Net inflows reached about 1.06 trillion SHIB within 24 hours, increasing the amount of tokens available for immediate trading. This move came while Shiba Inu held the 24th spot in the global crypto market cap rankings.

Santiment said that this mix of heavy whale transfers and a sudden jump in exchange supply often lines up with periods of sharp price moves. As a result, the firm now expect higher volatility in Shiba Inu as markets digest the latest wave of inflows and large transactions.

Shiba Inu’s layer-2 network Shibarium is set to get a major privacy upgrade powered by Zama’s tech, according to marketing lead Lucie, as we discussed earlier. She wrote on X that, before the end of the second quarter of 2026, Shibarium and its gas token BONE could gain full on-chain privacy and confidential smart contracts through Zama’s fully homomorphic encryption stack. This target would keep Shibarium’s privacy rollout in step with Zama’s broader multi-chain expansion.

Shiba Inu has partnered with TokenPlay AI to push its ecosystem deeper into AI-driven applications and gaming, as previously mentioned in our report.  The team said the collaboration will expand real utility for SHIB holders as the project moves into its next phase of Web3 development. According to the announcement, the integration aims to widen SHIB’s use cases and strengthen the platform’s role in AI-powered tools and interactive gaming experiences.

SHIB has been in a steady downtrend since October, trading below its 50-day moving average. Recently, the price has started to move sideways around $0.0000085, trying to stabilize after the drop.