According to Decrypt, Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second-largest dog-themed cryptocurrency by market capitalization, experienced a significant price surge on Saturday, reaching an eight-month high. The Ethereum-based token spiked to $0.00002969 before slightly retreating to $0.00002897. Despite the slight decrease, SHIB remains up over 12% for the day. The last time Shiba Inu reached such a peak was on April 1. Among the top 50 cryptocurrencies by market cap, SHIB is the leading gainer, with Filecoin following with a 10% increase.
While Shiba Inu leads the charge, other dog-themed meme coins have shown mixed performance. Bonk (BONK) and Dogwifhat (WIF) have each seen modest gains of approximately 1% over the past 24 hours. However, Floki (FLOKI), another Ethereum-based token, has risen by nearly 6% today. Dogecoin (DOGE), the most prominent meme coin, is approaching a one-week high with a current price above $0.43, marking a 3% increase for the day. Last Saturday, DOGE reached a three-year high of $0.475, and it has surged by 164% over the past month.
