Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), a coin related to the non-fungible token space, has been making waves in the cryptocurrency market, with its value soaring fivefold over the previous month.
What happened: The Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based coin has jumped 433% in the last 30 days, comprehensively outperforming market heavyweights like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE).
The gulf between PENGU and the rest of the market could be gauged by the fact that Bonk (CRYPTO: BONK), the second-largest gainer, rose only 198% in the last month.
As of this writing, PENGU was the fifth-largest meme coin, with a market capitalization of nearly $2.8 billion.
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The primary trigger has been the Canary PENGU ETF filing, a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle that proposes holding PENGU tokens (80-95%) and Pudgy Penguins NFTs (5-15%). The filing was submitted by Canary Capital, a cryptocurrency-focused asset management firm.
The floor price of the associated NFT collection, Pudgy Penguins, has risen by over 80% in the last month and 12% in the last week, adding to PENGU's momentum, according to CoinGecko.
Price Action: At the time of writing, PENGU was exchanging hands at $0.04541, up 23.93% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. It was 21.52% away from its all-time high.
Benzinga Note: Investing in meme coins is highly speculative and involves significant risk. Meme coins often lack intrinsic value and are driven by market sentiment, social media trends, and speculative trading.
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