[DigitalToday reporter Yoonseo Lee] As speculation emerges that Shiba Inu (SHIB) could rise to $0.00009, investors are continuing to calculate valuations and profits by holding size.

On Jan. 27, blockchain media outlet The Crypto Basic took a close look at Shiba Inu's outlook.

Shiba Inu hit an all-time high (ATH) of $0.00008845 in 2021, then suffered a prolonged downtrend. By the end of 2025, it showed a move that dropped the price by one more digit. Market expectations have grown again after core developer Shytoshi Kusama (시토시 쿠사마) broke about a month of silence on X, formerly Twitter, and mentioned that an artificial intelligence (AI) initiative prepared over several months had become "close to the finishing stage."

With Shiba Inu currently around $0.000007665, the values of 10 million SHIB, 50 million SHIB and 100 million SHIB are calculated at about $76.65, $383.25 and $766.50, respectively. If Shiba Inu reaches $0.00009, those holdings would rise to $900, $4,500 and $9,000, with profits of $820, $4,117 and $8,200.

$0.00009 is about 1.75 percent above the 2021 all-time high of $0.00008845. Given the large gap with the current price of $0.000007665, it is appropriate to view that level as a calculation based on a hypothetical scenario.

An assessment has emerged that the path to $0.00009 will not be easy. Reaching the target from current levels would require a surge of about 1,074 percent, and if circulating supply of 589.24 trillion tokens is maintained, market capitalisation would grow to about $53.03 billion. Even with past cases of sharp gains, excessive supply, the pace of ecosystem development, a lack of transparency in team operations and sustained interest in other tokens are being cited as weakening upward momentum.

Some outlooks also differ on the target timing. ChatGPT suggested it could be reached before year-end. Changelly at one point mentioned October 2028, then recently pushed its outlook back to November 2031, while Telegaon projected 2029.

For now, attention is focusing less on whether $0.00009 is reached than on whether ecosystem progress, such as disclosure of a development roadmap, and shifts in market supply and demand translate into actual price moves. With volatility high, price reactions and changes in trading volume after key events are cited as variables for gauging near-term direction.

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