- Crypto specialist Szymanski predicts Shiba Inu could reach $1 despite supply.
- Analyst argues SHIB trades on belief and attention rather than fundamentals.
- Current 589 trillion circulating supply would require impossible market cap.
A crypto specialist with nearly 100,000 followers on X has revived discussion around Shiba Inu potentially reaching $1. Szymanski, the analyst behind the prediction, acknowledged that such a projection appears unrealistic at first glance, particularly for a 2026 timeframe.
Specialist bases prediction on market psychology
From a mathematical perspective, a move to $1 would demand an enormous market capitalization given Shiba Inu’s circulating supply. Szymanski set aside the supply argument and focused instead on what has historically driven SHIB’s price movements.
Drawing on past market cycles, he argued that Shiba Inu does not trade solely on mathematical logic. The analyst claimed the token thrives on belief, timing, and attention forces that have propelled meme coins during previous bull markets.
Szymanski pointed out that critics have declared Shiba Inu “dead” in nearly every cycle, only for the token to rebound each time. He stated SHIB’s chart continues rebuilding over the long term, forming higher levels while investor interest never entirely fades.
Based on this outlook, the specialist suggested that although a $1 price target appears impossible on paper, it cannot be ruled out within meme-coin market dynamics. He argued that when attention returns to Shiba Inu, its price could once again surprise markets and potentially push toward the $1 level.
Supply dynamics present major obstacle
Many users pushed back against the projection, citing SHIB’s massive supply as a fundamental barrier. One user asserted that Shiba Inu can never reach $1 given its overwhelming token count.
Shiba Inu has burned roughly 41% of total supply since inception. The project still maintains 589.24 trillion tokens in circulation. A $1 SHIB price would create a market capitalization of approximately $589.24 trillion.
This figure exceeds the world’s estimated GDP of about $120 trillion. It also surpasses the global money supply, which stood at approximately $142 trillion as of September 2025.
Some supporters argue that aggressive token burns could eventually enable a $1 price target. Critics counter that such large-scale burns are unrealistic and unlikely to reduce supply enough to justify that valuation. The vast majority of SHIB tokens remain with investors unwilling to destroy their holdings.
