- Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $124,128 on August 14, 2025.
- Ethereum moved close to its peak, crossing the $4,700 level for the first time in nearly seven years.
- Shiba Inu has rebounded but is struggling to surpass the $0.000014 price mark due to heavy resistance.
- Shiba Inu’s 2021 rally was driven by a large-scale token burn, a situation that is unlikely to be repeated.
- Shiba Inu lacks institutional investment tools, like exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have fueled recent gains in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Bitcoin (BTC) recorded a new peak of $124,128 earlier today, August 14, 2025. Ethereum (ETH) also rose, exceeding the $4,700 price point for the first time since its last significant rally nearly seven years ago. Meanwhile, Shiba Inu (SHIB) showed signs of recovery but remains capped below $0.000014 because of strong market resistance.
According to CoinGecko, the current price of Shiba Inu is still far from its highest value of $0.00008616, reached in October 2021. Since then, SHIB has dropped by 84% from its peak. During the 2021 bull market, SHIB moved in alignment with Bitcoin, but that pattern has shifted in recent years.
Analysts point out that the 2021 surge in SHIB was largely a result of Vitalik Buterin’s one-time burn of 410 trillion tokens, an event that is not expected to reoccur. Current gains in Bitcoin are attributed to lower Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, leading to expectations of a possible interest rate cut in September. Lower rates can encourage more risk-taking from investors, which may influence other digital assets like SHIB.
ETF inflows, or investments into exchange-traded funds, have played a major role in the recent growth of both Bitcoin and Ethereum. These products allow institutional investors to participate more easily. According to the article, “institutional money has played a central role in the recent rally,” with similar patterns visible for Ethereum ETFs. In comparison, SHIB does not have an ETF available, and experts say the chance of regulatory approval for a SHIB ETF is very low due to the inherent risk of meme-based digital assets.
According to the original source, Shiba Inu’s growth continues to lag behind Bitcoin and Ethereum as it lacks institutional backing and faces regulatory challenges. The absence of an ETF limits large-scale investment in SHIB, making it difficult for the token to match the trajectory of older, more established cryptocurrencies.
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