Here’s Why Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Prices Are Crashing, Is A Recovery Possible?

The cryptocurrency market has been on edge in recent weeks, and two of its most recognized meme tokens, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, have suffered the brunt of the sell-off. Both coins have seen significant price drops with low bullish whale activity, declining on-chain performance, and worsening market sentiment. 

Dogecoin’s fall is aggravated by large holders selling massive amounts of tokens, while Shiba Inu’s troubles are due to its inability to sustain liquidity and demand through its layer-2 network, Shibarium. Together, their price crashes reflect the unease among retail traders concerning the two meme coins.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu’s price action has crashed notably in the past seven days. Dogecoin, for one, fell as high as 17% in a seven-day timeframe, and Shiba Inu also witnessed a comparable 12% drop. 

Notably, on-chain data shows that Dogecoin’s recent crash was ignited by a large-scale sell-off from whale wallets holding between 10 and 100 million DOGE. The numbers show that these wallets offloaded roughly one billion coins within seven days. The resulting cascade effect pushed Dogecoin below a key support level near $0.18, which in turn triggered additional liquidations across derivatives markets. 

As it stands, Dogecoin’s market capitalization had dropped from almost $30 billion to roughly $24.7 billion in the past seven-day timeframe. Trading volume has also surged massively within the past 24 hours, with most of the activity being selling pressure.

Shiba Inu has faced its own share of bearish troubles in the past few days. Shiba Inu’s price action fell to around $0.0000089, its lowest price since January 2024. The token’s decline has been compounded by weak liquidity, low trading volume, and a marked slowdown in network activity. 

Technical indicators confirm its prolonged downtrend, with Shiba Inu trading well below its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages. Its Relative Strength Index is below 34, suggesting weak momentum with no sign of bullish divergence.

Both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu mostly depend on community hype, and that is virtually nonexistent as it stands. The wider crypto market downtrend in the past 24 hours has done nothing to help either, with many cryptocurrencies weakening against the growing dollar index. The entire crypto market fell by as much as 4% in the past 24-hour timeframe. 

However, crypto history shows that meme coins tend to bounce strongly once overall crypto sentiment improves. Dogecoin’s long-term support around $0.15-$0.17 has always served as a turning point, while Shiba Inu’s oversold RSI could eventually draw bargain hunters if market conditions stabilize. For now, their recovery depends heavily on a better retail engagement and a strong market-wide relief rally, neither of which seems imminent in the short term.

At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.164 and is looking like it can reclaim its $0.17 support. Shiba Inu, on the other hand, is trading at $0.00000897.