Is Shiba Inu a scam?
LOW RISK · 23/100Shiba Inu (SHIB) has an automated risk score of 23/100 — low risk. Shiba Inu is down 94% from its all-time high and is trading with very little liquidity relative to its size. That combination is common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but it also describes assets in a prolonged bear market — it is not evidence of any wrongdoing by anyone.
Automated assessment · updated 31 August 2026
Shiba Inu
shibLOW RISK$0.000004930
-5.19% (24h)
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
LOW RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (20 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-08-31 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Shiba Inu, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 94% from its all-time high — anyone who bought at the peak is far underwater.
- Price Volatility: 5.2% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume at 2.9% of market cap — within normal range.
These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public data — not financial advice or an allegation of wrongdoing. See our methodology.
Why this asset is flagged as high-risk
The patterns below are automated, opinion-based observations from public market data. They describe statistical risk indicators — not proof of wrongdoing by any project or person.
Price is far below its all-time high while trading with very little liquidity — a pattern common to collapsed and dormant tokens, and also to assets in a long bear market
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
20/25
80%
How far the price sits below its peak. Deep drawdowns are common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but also to assets in a prolonged bear market — on its own this measures price history, not conduct.
Volume Anomaly
Trading Signals
1/20
5%
Abnormal volume-to-market-cap ratio is the primary indicator of wash trading or liquidity traps
Price Volatility
Price Action
2/15
13%
Extreme short-term price swings are a hallmark of coordinated pump-and-dump schemes
Not contributing (4): Market Cap Risk, Supply Structure, On-Chain Holder Concentration, Transparency Gaps — 0 points.
Key Metrics
Protect Yourself
- • Never invest more than you can afford to lose entirely
- • Check token concentration — if top 10 wallets hold >50%, be cautious
- • Verify the team is public and doxxed
- • Read the smart contract audit before buying
- • Be wary of unrealistic APY promises
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What the contract allows
Ethereum · measured 2026-09-12
We checked Shiba Inu’s deployed contract for all 7 owner privileges below and found none of them. This describes the code only — it says nothing about the team, the treasury, or how the supply is distributed.
Checked and not present: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, mint new tokens, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct.
Source code: published and verified, so the deployed bytecode can be independently reviewed.
Contract analysis from GoPlus Labs · verify on-chain. An upgradeable contract can change after this reading.
How we counted holders here
Ten largest wallets
63.2%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
18.8%
after excluding 4
4 of Shiba Inu’s ten largest holders are labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool, staking, bridge, multisig or burn addresses — supply that is custodied, pooled or destroyed rather than sitting in one person’s wallet. Separating them out moves the top-10 figure by 44.4 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Most of Shiba Inu’s supply therefore sits in the excluded addresses. Burned supply is permanently gone, but treasury, vesting and foundation holdings are excluded too, and those can still reach the market when they unlock — a low private-wallet figure is not the same as a low future sell-side risk.
Wallets excluded from the top 10
| Address | Classified as | Label | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0xdead…2069 | Burn address | Null: 0xdea...069 | 41.04% |
| 0x5a52…efcb | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance 28 | 3.76% |
| 0x47ac…d503 | Exchange wallet | Binance: Binance-Peg Tokens | 0.92% |
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance 8 | 0.70% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 87 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-08-31. Custodial wallets are identified by public address labels, so an unlabelled one may still be counted as private — this correction is a floor, not a guarantee.
Shiba Inu holder-concentration history
7 daily measurements · +0.1 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Shiba Inu’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 7 days since 18 Jul 2026. The highest reading was 18.8% on 27 Aug 2026; the most recent reading is 18.8% on 31 Aug 2026.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (7)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 18.8% | No | |
| 18.8% | No | |
| 18.8% | No | |
| 18.8% | No | |
| 18.7% | No | |
| 18.6% | No | |
| 18.7% | No |
Each row is an automated measurement taken on the date shown, using public on-chain holder data with burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets excluded. Historical readings describe what our model measured on that date — they are not statements about the project’s conduct then or now, and are not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions about Shiba Inu
Is Shiba Inu a scam?
We do not allege that Shiba Inu (SHIB) is a scam, and we have no evidence of wrongdoing by anyone associated with it. What we can tell you is what we measured: Its ten largest private wallets hold 18.8% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 23/100 on our automated scale, which we label low risk. A high score means the asset has structural characteristics that have historically preceded losses — not that fraud has occurred. These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public market and on-chain data — not statements of fact, financial advice, or allegations of wrongdoing.
Why is Shiba Inu flagged as low risk?
Shiba Inu's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 94% from its all-time high — anyone who bought at the peak is far underwater; price volatility — 5.2% swing in 24h — moderate volatility; volume anomaly — Volume at 2.9% of market cap — within normal range.
Who controls Shiba Inu's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Shiba Inu hold 18.8% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our 50% manipulation-flag threshold.
Is Shiba Inu safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Shiba Inu scores 23/100 (low risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.