Trading activity across the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem on Shiba Inu’s L2 blockchain, Shibarium, has disappeared, as DEX volume currently sits at zero.
At press time, Shibarium DEX volume stood at zero, according to data from DeFiLlama, reflecting extremely weak on-chain participation.
Zero Trades Since June 23
Decentralized exchanges operating on Shibarium, including WoofSwap and ShibaSwap, have recorded no trading activity since June 23. The last recorded DEX transaction on the network occurred on June 22, when traders exchanged just $60 worth of assets.
Furthermore, throughout most of June, daily trading volumes on these platforms remained below $100, underscoring the lack of activity across the ecosystem. The slowdown highlights Shibarium’s struggle to attract meaningful DeFi adoption since its launch.
Dwindling DEX Activity
After the mainnet went live in August 2023, the network initially showed encouraging signs of growth. DEX volume reached $6,800 in October 2024 before climbing to $54,000 in December 2024.
However, activity weakened in the following months. Although the development team attempted to revive optimism by promising faster ecosystem growth and higher DEX participation, trading activity continued to decline.
Shibarium briefly recovered in September 2025, when DEX volume rose to $47,000, before reaching a cycle peak of $86,000 in December 2025. Since then, trading activity has entered a prolonged decline, with many days registering no transactions at all across Shibarium-based DEXes.
Since October 2024, Shibarium’s decentralized exchanges have processed a cumulative $2.66 million in trading volume. That figure remains lower than the amount of DEX volume established networks such as Ethereum and Solana regularly process in a single day.
One major reason behind the weak on-chain metrics is that most trading involving Shiba Inu ecosystem tokens still occurs on centralized exchanges rather than on Shibarium’s native applications.
At press time, SHIB generated $56.4 million in 24-hour trading volume, with most transactions taking place on centralized platforms such as Binance and Coinbase.
Total Value Locked Remains Modest
Despite weak trading activity, Shibarium’s total value locked (TVL) currently stands at $21,495, representing a 1.89% increase over the past 24 hours. While the increase suggests some capital remains within the ecosystem, the figure remains modest compared to competing DeFi networks.
Meanwhile, overall network usage continues to weaken. Shibarium currently processes only 889 daily transactions, with smart contract interactions accounting for most of that activity. The trend suggests that user engagement across the network remains limited and that DeFi adoption on Shibarium has yet to gain meaningful traction.
