Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) Rockets 22% as Whales Scoop 200M Tokens – ETF Hype Builds

Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) exploded 22% to change hands at $0.03761 in 24 hours as trading volume rocketed 230% amid wild volatility. The increase extends a 35.8% weekly gain for $PENGU, intensifying bullish conviction around the meme coin’s momentum.

Pudgy Penguins is built on Solana for high-speed, low-cost transactions, leveraging the Abstract blockchain for streaming payments, badge issuance, and gamified utilities.

There is a total supply of 88.8 billion $PENGU tokens, with the initial airdrop accounting for most of the tokens. This aligns incentives across early NFT holders, developers, and ecosystem partners.

The utility of the $PENGU token ranges from governance to in-game asset gating, staking rewards, and community rewards via soulbound tokens.

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Whale wallets have added roughly 200 million $PENGU since the start of July, indicating continuous institutional accumulation and confidence in the token’s prospects.

Additionally, speculation around a potential “PENGU ETF” filing, reportedly acknowledged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has further fueled optimism.

But here's where it gets spicy…
We have the filing of the First ETF ever to include NFTs.
The composition?
80-95% PENGU tokens
5-15% Pudgy NFTs
Before PENGU, only $DOGE had memecoin ETF filings
That's right. TradFi buying JPEGs with an ETF.
The vibes are shifting pic.twitter.com/GbfDEM3IbB

In June, Pudgy Penguins inked a high-profile NASCAR partnership, showcasing its mascot at events and tapping into an audience of over 75 million racing fans. Around the same time, it teamed up with Lufthansa’s Miles & More program, letting all purchases using $PENGU or fiat on the Pudgy Shop earn users miles, which are redeemable with over 300 partners.

We’re partnering with @Lufthansa’s Miles & More program, Europe’s largest frequent flyer program to bring rewards to The Huddle.

Every purchase in fiat or $PENGU on the Pudgy Shop earns you miles, redeemable with 300+ partners for flights, experiences, & more.

Learn more below. pic.twitter.com/t114Fyypm5

Interestingly, $PENGU’s price leapt from around $0.009 to a peak near $0.034 in June, marking a nearly 280% rally over a month before settling around $0.03 in July. Trading volumes have exceeded $1 billion on multiple days, and the market cap has climbed past $2 billion, briefly reaching $1.35 billion by mid-July.

In gaming, the Web3 title Pengu Clash has launched via Telegram on the TON network, blending skill-based duels with optional blockchain rewards to boost community engagement.

Additionally, Pudgy Penguins bolstered its expansion into Asia with a recent partnership with China’s Suplay Inc., preparing a line of Pudgy-themed toys and collectibles for the APAC market.

Pudgy Penguins X Suplay Inc

We are excited to partner with Suplay, one of the top collectible companies in China.

More information coming soon. pic.twitter.com/zMPhh110IX

According to Arkham Intelligence data, the deployer wallet moved 1.5 billion $PENGU tokens (about $45 million) to centralized exchanges between July 11 and 17. This move sparked debate over potential sell-off versus liquidity provisioning. This keeps investors on their toes, ready to take profit at the best possible moment.

The price of $PENGU/$USDT has jumped strongly from the mid‑$0.029 region to test highs near $0.040 before pulling back modestly, creating a market structure that indicates an early-stage retracement after an impulsive leg up.

On the candlestick chart, the Fibonacci retracement levels provide clear reference points for this move.

The candlesticks paint an interesting picture here. Fibonacci levels drawn from the recent swing provide clean reference points—$0.0375 at the 23.6% retracement appears to be the first real test.

Dig deeper, and we have $0.0359 (38.2%) and $0.0346 (50%) waiting in the wings if sellers gain more traction. So far, despite the pullback from that $0.0401 peak, buyers have defended the key Fib zones.

Some traders might see the retracement as weakness, but the structure suggests otherwise. The uptrend’s shape remains intact, at least for now.

The footprint chart illustrates this dynamic, showing large fluctuations in order flow. Periods of strong aggressive buying are evident, particularly an hour block showing a delta of +63.71M (positive) within a 625.15M total, demonstrating buyers stepping in with conviction.

However, subsequent hours saw heavy sell-side deltas, including a –60.07M (negative) within a total of 363.33M, suggesting that profit-taking and short-term bearish momentum have also been active as the price tested resistance.

The tug-of-war between these forces is consistent with the retracement observed on the candlestick chart. Meanwhile, derivatives metrics reveal continued optimism among traders.

Open interest has increased by over 43% to $608.98M, while trading volume has surged by 192% to $3.93B, reflecting heightened speculative activity.

The long/short ratios on Binance and other venues remain favorable to longs, with accounts showing ratios above 0.81 and top positions reaching 1.48. Liquidation data also indicates that long positions still dominate, although there have been quite a few short liquidations in earlier sessions as the price spiked.

When considered together, $PENGU is experiencing a healthy pullback within a larger bullish context.

The key areas to monitor in the sessions ahead are the $0.0375 level for near-term support and the deeper $0.0359–$0.0346 range for structural integrity.

A decisive bounce from these retracement levels, supported by continued long positioning and positive deltas, would reinforce the bullish bias. However, a breakdown through these areas could open the door for a more extended correction despite the strong underlying derivatives activity.

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