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Pudgy Penguin [PENGU] has jumped by almost 9% since it was listed on SoFi on the 20th of October. The SoFi listing of this token could bring new interest to a token that has been struggling with losing value over several months.

Notably, this rally comes after weeks of selling pressure pushed  PENGU from $0.0112 toward $0.00706, where buyers repeatedly defended support.

Later on, the price moved toward $0.00807. This is where buyers were able to reverse the momentum and cause the price to begin moving upward again.

However, at this point PENGU has still not broken through the larger downtrend. As of writing, PENGU was trading near its previous high of $0.0085. This previous high also served as a strong support price before being breached in early October.

Source: TradingView The SoFi listing has created enough renewed interest in the token so that it is seeing increased buying activity. However, sustained price increases will need to occur for the renewed interest to develop into a prolonged recovery.

PENGU liquidation levels to watch The current recovery for PENGU may also face a possible price swing. The increase in leveraged trading has increased trading activity around the token. The 24-hour heatmap below shows a major cluster around $0.00830–$0.00835.

If a breakout occurs here, the short sellers who held these positions will be forced to buy back positions to recoup some of the losses.

These forced purchases may accelerate gains and help PENGU challenge the $0.00850 resistance identified in its recent price action. However, the downside risk remains relatively close, as evidenced by the second largest cluster at $0.00790–$0.00795.

Source: CoinGlass If buyer support fails to materialize in this zone, the number of forced long closures could create additional selling pressure towards $0.00780 and ultimately lower levels.

PENGU’s long-term outlook Beyond the short-term resistance test of PENGU’s price, PENGU will ultimately depend on the long-term ability to sustain demand that reverses the bearish structure in place over time.

If PENGU can gain traction and produce a confirmed weekly breakout alongside growth in volume and spot accumulation. Ultimately, this could result in a potential price move toward the $0.012-$0.015 zone.

In turn, if buyers can reclaim this zone, further upside for PENGU could occur of up to $0.250-$0.340 with participation from the overall market required.

On the other hand, circulating supply remains a challenge, with approximately 70% or 62.86 billion PENGU tokens already in circulation against a maximum of 88.88 billion.

In light of this fact alone, any drop-off in demand for PENGU could cause huge difficulties in allowing PENGU to make significant future gains.

Final Summary Pudgy Penguins gained 8.9% after its SoFi listing but faces resistance at $0.00850.

PENGU could target $0.0120–$0.0150 after a confirmed breakout, while losing $0.00706 risks a drop toward $0.0037.

Adam Weitsman said he bought 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs over the weekend to support collectors. Weitsman described Pudgy Penguins as a favorite collection and expressed confidence in its existing community. Pudgy Penguins recorded $1.50 million in weekly NFT sales through October 10, CryptoSlam data showed. Weekly Pudgy Penguins sales rose 125.66%, with 196 recorded transactions and 94 buyer addresses overall. In August 2025, Weitsman announced buying more than 5,000 NFTs directly connected to Yuga Labs. American billionaire and NFT collector Adam Weitsman has announced the purchase of 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs over the October 10–11 weekend, saying the acquisition was intended to support the collection and restore confidence among its community during a difficult period.

According to Weitsman, who announced the purchases on X, the 117 digital collectibles were acquired through blockchain transactions as part of his continued support for established NFT projects. He described Pudgy Penguins as one of his favorite collections and expressed confidence in its community despite recent difficulties.

This weekend I wanted to support one of my favorite collections during a difficult time. Decided to buy 117 Pudgy Penguins on chain to spread confidence for the community I have grown to love.

Wanted to support this OG project that’s bringing happiness to many. The Huddle will… pic.twitter.com/2FSxuqzO2c

— Adam Weitsman (@AdamWeitsman) October 11, 2026 The announcement followed a week in which Pudgy Penguins recorded a 125.66% increase in NFT sales, according to CryptoSlam data collected through October 10. The timing places the reported acquisition alongside a recovery in the collection’s trading activity, although the available figures do not establish how much Weitsman’s purchases contributed to that performance.

Weitsman, an American businessman known for his metal recycling operations and digital collectibles, said he purchased 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs to demonstrate support for a community he has followed for some time. The acquisition was announced on October 12, following a weekend of buying activity.

In his original statement, Weitsman explained that he wanted to support one of his favorite collections during a challenging period. He described the project as a long-established part of the NFT industry and credited it with bringing enjoyment to its supporters. The investor wrote: “This weekend I wanted to support one of my favorite collections during a difficult time.”

He added that the decision was intended to “spread confidence” among the project’s supporters. Referring to the Pudgy Penguins community, which commonly calls itself the Huddle, Weitsman said: “The Huddle will stay strong.” His message ended with the phrase “Return to Pudgy Penguins,” encouraging renewed attention toward the collection.

Weitsman did not disclose the total amount spent acquiring the 117 NFTs or provide a complete breakdown of individual purchase prices in the supplied announcement. The statement did not specify whether the purchases were completed through one marketplace or several trading venues.

Although he described the purchases as on-chain transactions, the original post did not include a complete list of transaction hashes that would allow every reported acquisition to be independently reconciled. The purchase count therefore remains attributed to his public statement. The investor did not announce a specific resale target, investment timeframe or additional commitment to purchase Pudgy Penguins assets.

Pudgy Penguins NFT sales jump 125% in one week The acquisition came after a strong increase in reported trading activity for the Pudgy Penguins collection.

According to CryptoSlam figures examined on October 10, Pudgy Penguins generated approximately $1.50 million in NFT sales during the preceding seven days. The result represented an increase of 125.66% compared with the previous weekly period.

As covered in the latest NFT market sales report, Pudgy Penguins ranked third among NFT collections by weekly sales, behind Courtyard and CryptoPunks. The collection recorded 196 transactions, an increase of 151.28%, while buyer addresses rose 54.10% to 94.

Seller participation increased during the same period, with 123 seller addresses recorded, up 101.64% from the previous week.

The figures show that the collection experienced increased trading activity before Weitsman’s October 12 announcement. The publicly available weekly report does not establish a direct connection between his purchases and the recorded sales increase.

Across the NFT market, CryptoSlam recorded approximately $39.85 million in weekly sales, representing a 0.90% increase. Ethereum led blockchain networks with $17.60 million, followed by Polygon with $8.62 million and Bitcoin with $3.55 million.

Despite the modest rise in total sales value, the number of participating NFT buyer addresses fell sharply during the reporting period. CryptoSlam recorded 30,332 buyers across tracked networks, down 85.33%, while total NFT transactions declined 6.92% to 778,055.

For Pudgy Penguins specifically, the collection’s higher sales volume accompanied increases in transactions, buyers and sellers, according to the October 10 figures.

No independently verified purchase total or transaction-by-transaction valuation for Weitsman’s latest acquisition was established in the reviewed primary material.

Weitsman previously acquired over 5,000 Yuga Labs NFTs The purchase follows another large NFT acquisition by Weitsman in August 2025, when he announced buying more than 5,000 digital collectibles associated with Yuga Labs.

The earlier transaction involved assets from the Otherside ecosystem, including Otherdeeds, Mega Kodas and Weapon Kodas. The collectibles were acquired directly from Yuga Labs as part of his stated intention to support the company’s metaverse project.

Weitsman described the August transaction as a long-term investment and expressed interest in further purchases through the secondary NFT market. The acquisition expanded his collection of blockchain-based assets connected to virtual land, characters and digital gaming experiences.

Otherside is a metaverse project developed by Yuga Labs, the company associated with the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. Its ecosystem includes Otherdeeds, which represent digital land within the project, and Koda characters connected to its virtual world.

The August transaction did not involve Pudgy Penguins, which operates as a separate NFT brand. However, both purchases were accompanied by public statements in which Weitsman expressed support for the projects and their communities.

His latest announcement did not specify whether the 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs were intended for permanent holding, future trading or participation in any particular project activity.

The collection’s established history includes its original launch in July 2021, when 8,888 penguin-themed NFTs were introduced on Ethereum. Following a change in leadership in 2022, the project expanded into physical merchandise, gaming and licensing.

As previously documented in the history of Pudgy Penguins, entrepreneur Luca Netz acquired control of the brand in 2022, after the original leadership faced criticism from holders over its development progress.

Pudgy Penguins continues expanding beyond NFT trading While its original Ethereum collection remains a central part of the brand, Pudgy Penguins has expanded into consumer products and entertainment. The company introduced physical toys, collectible figures, trading cards and digital experiences designed around its penguin characters.

In June 2026, Pudgy Penguins brought its Vibes trading card products to Target stores across the United States. The cards feature characters associated with Pudgy Penguins and related collections, with gameplay built around collecting and trading.

The Target trading card rollout followed earlier efforts to make the project’s characters available to customers outside cryptocurrency marketplaces.

An official July business update described further retail activity involving plush toys, collectibles and licensing partnerships. Pudgy Penguins said its products were available through Target stores and reported launches tied to San Diego Comic-Con and a collaboration with collectible card company KAKAWOW.

The company identified its Little Treats Blind Boxes as a leading seller during Comic-Con and said it was preparing further retail distribution before 2027. The update described plans to expand the availability of its physical products, including additional collectible releases.

At the same time, the wider Pudgy Penguins ecosystem has faced operational challenges. Abstract, the consumer blockchain associated with Pudgy Penguins, announced plans to discontinue its network on December 15, 2026, after its operator reported that maintaining the platform was financially unsustainable.

The network’s shutdown plan was examined in an October report on the financial pressures facing Ethereum layer-2 blockchains, which identified Abstract and Blast as projects preparing to close operations.

The reported shutdown concerns Abstract’s blockchain operations and does not establish that the original Pudgy Penguins NFT collection is being discontinued.

In its April 2026 business update, Pudgy Penguins described the launch of Pudgy World, a browser-based multiplayer experience connected to the brand’s physical toys. Customers can use QR codes included with certain toys to access associated digital features.

The company said the platform was designed to connect its merchandise with interactive experiences and reported continued development of retail products, entertainment content and community activities.

Its official October product catalog continues to list plush toys, card games, character accessories and collectible merchandise, including items associated with Pengu, Pax and Polly.

From Digital Collectibles to Boba ShopsPudgy Penguins has taken a notable step beyond the blockchain, striking its first quick-serve restaurant partnership with Kung Fu Tea. The collaboration, which went live on October 1, 2026, spans 330 participating Kung Fu Tea locations across the United States, bringing the brand's characters into everyday consumer culture for the first time at this scale.

At the center of the activation are two limited-edition drinks inspired by the brand's beloved "Collector Couple," Pax Pengu and Polly. Both items are available for a limited run through mid-October.

Collectibles, TCG Cards, and a Comic Con Moment

The Afternoon Breeze promo card was distributed at the collaboration's launch. Vibes is a physical and digital trading card game built on the Pudgy Penguins IP and developed by Orange Cap Games.

Qualifying Little Treats Blind Box purchases at the booth come with an exclusive Kung Fu Tea buy-one-get-one voucher, redeemable at participating New York City stores during Comic Con weekend.

The move signals a broader push by Pudgy Penguins to embed its characters into physical retail and everyday consumer touchpoints, a strategy the brand has been building across plush, fashion, beauty, and entertainment.

Sources:
Kung Fu Tea Official Announcement
License Global: Pudgy Penguins x Kung Fu Tea
PR Newswire Press Release

Physical Products, Global Events, and a Growing Payment NetworkPudgy Penguins used August to push further into mainstream consumer territory, rolling out new physical products, community events, and payment tools across multiple continents.

On the collectibles side, the project shipped new Schleich figurines alongside 14-inch Pengu plushies available worldwide. The Schleich partnership pairs the Pudgy Penguins IP with a figurine brand that has a 90-year crafting history, with figures such as Pax Pengu and Polly now available through the official Pudgy Penguins store and select retailers.

The Pengu World Tour also gained momentum during the month, bringing community events to cities across Asia, North America, and other regions. The tour is part of a broader effort to build offline engagement alongside the project's digital ecosystem.

Pengu Card Growth and On-Chain ExpansionThe Pengu Card, integrated with the Visa network and backed by a partnership with KAST, surpassed 35,000 users across more than 170 countries in August. The card allows $PENGU holders to spend tokens at merchants that accept Visa and supports Apple Pay and Google Pay. The user milestone underscores growing adoption of the payment product since its launch earlier this year.

On the token side, $PENGU (solana:2zMMhcVQEXDtdE6vsFS7S7D5oUodfJHE8vd1gnBouauv) expanded to Robinhood Chain through LayerZero. Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the Arbitrum stack, with LayerZero serving as its cross-chain connectivity provider. The move extends $PENGU's reach into another retail-oriented blockchain environment and marks another step in the project's multi-chain strategy, which already spans Solana and Ethereum.

Taken together, August's activity reflects a project pushing across physical retail, consumer finance, and on-chain infrastructure at the same time, a combination that has become central to the Pudgy Penguins playbook.

Sources:
The Toy Book: Pudgy Penguins Expands Licensing and Collaboration Reach
Robinhood Newsroom: Robinhood Chain Launches Public Testnet
CoinMarketCap: LayerZero Surges on Robinhood Chain Partnership

Pudgy Penguins‘in PENGU tokenı son bir haftada %62,1 yükselerek 0,0095 dolar seviyesine yaklaşırken yatırımcıların gözü markanın halka arz hedefinde. CEO Luca Netz’in son paylaşımı beklentileri artırsa da ortada henüz resmi bir IPO başvurusu bulunmuyor.

PENGU son 24 saatte de yaklaşık %15 yükseldi. Tokenın piyasa değeri 598 milyon dolara yaklaşırken PENGU, kripto para piyasasında 97. sıraya çıktı.

Son rallide tek bir gelişme öne çıkmıyor. LBank’in Pudgy Penguins ile başlattığı kampanya, markanın Walmart ve Target mağazalarındaki yayılımı ve Luca Netz’in halka arzla ilişkilendirilen paylaşımı aynı döneme denk geldi.

PENGU Neden Bu Kadar Yükseldi? PENGU’daki yükselişin arkasındaki gelişmelerden biri LBank’in Ağustos ayında başlattığı Pudgy Penguins kampanyası. Programda işlem yarışmaları, ödüller ve kullanıcıların varlıklarını 30 gün boyunca kilitlemesini gerektiren kazanç ürünleri bulunuyor.

Bu ürünlerde kilitlenen PENGU’lar kampanya süresince borsa emir defterlerinde kullanılabilir durumda olmuyor. Ancak bu mekanizmanın fiyat üzerindeki etkisini tek başına ölçmek mümkün değil.

Pudgy Penguins’in fiziksel ürün satışları da aynı dönemde genişliyor. Plush oyuncaklar ve koleksiyon ürünleri Walmart ve Target mağazalarında Kuzey Amerika genelinde satılıyor. Luca Netz de hafta sonu Target dağıtımını takipçileriyle yeniden paylaştı.

Markanın büyüme stratejisi yalnızca perakende satışlarla sınırlı değil. Pudgy Penguins ocak ayında Manchester City ile NFT anlaşması yaparak spor alanındaki varlığını da genişletti. Bu hamle, NFT piyasasının genel değer kaybı yaşadığı bir dönemde markanın kullanım alanlarını çeşitlendirme çabasına işaret ediyor.

👀🐧🏢🔜

— Luca Netz 🐧✳️ (@LucaNetz) August 23, 2026

PENGU rallisinin en merak edilen kısmı Luca Netz’in son paylaşımı oldu.

Netz, göz, penguen ve bina emojilerinin ardından bir ok ve “soon” ifadesinin yer aldığı kısa bir paylaşım yaptı. Bazı yatırımcılar binayı bir borsa olarak yorumlayarak mesajı halka arz ihtimaliyle ilişkilendirdi.

Ancak Netz paylaşımında doğrudan halka arzdan söz etmedi. Bu nedenle ortada şu aşamada doğrulanmış bir IPO duyurusu bulunmuyor.

Bununla birlikte şirketin halka arz hedefi yeni değil. Netz, Ağustos 2025’te verdiği bir röportajda Pudgy Penguins’in iki yıl içinde halka açık bir şirket haline gelmemesi durumunda kendisini başarısız sayacağını söyledi. Bu hedef, 2027’yi işaret ediyor.

Aynı dönemde şirket yıllık yaklaşık 50 milyon dolarlık satış hedefinden söz ediyordu. Bu gelirin büyük bölümünü token işlemleri değil, oyuncak satışları oluşturuyordu.

Get your Pudgy Penguins available at target! 🐧 https://t.co/K7PHW8IefX

— Luca Netz 🐧✳️ (@LucaNetz) August 23, 2026

Pudgy Penguins’in Oyuncak Satışları PENGU’yu Nasıl Etkiliyor? Pudgy Penguins’in ticari büyümesinin önemli kısmı fiziksel ürünlerden geliyor. Walmart ve Target gibi büyük perakendecilerdeki dağıtımın genişlemesi, markanın NFT projesinden daha geniş bir tüketici markasına dönüşme çabasını destekliyor.

Ancak burada PENGU yatırımcıları açısından önemli bir ayrım var: Oyuncak satışlarından elde edilen şirket geliri doğrudan token sahiplerine ait değil.

Dolayısıyla markanın gelirlerinin artması, PENGU tokenının aynı oranda değer kazanacağı anlamına gelmiyor. Olası bir ABD halka arzında da şirket hissedarları şirket gelirlerine ortak olurken PENGU sahiplerinin bu gelirler üzerinde otomatik bir hakkı olmayacak.

Üstelik halka arz süreci yalnızca bir hedef açıklamasıyla tamamlanmıyor. Denetlenmiş finansal tablolar ve şirket hisseleri ile token arasında net bir hukuki ayrım gerekiyor.

PENGU Rallisi Kalıcı Olabilir mi? PENGU’nun son yükselişi güçlü olsa da token hâlâ tarihi zirvesinin oldukça altında. Token, Aralık 2024’te gördüğü 0,06845 dolarlık rekorun yaklaşık yüzde 86’sından daha düşük seviyede işlem görüyor.

PENGU şubat ayında yaklaşık 0,0053 dolara kadar geriledikten sonra toparlandı. Nisan ayında ise yaklaşık 0,0083 dolar seviyesinde uzun süren düşüş trendini kırdı. Token, sonraki aylarda analistlerin takip listesine giren meme coinler arasında da yer aldı.

Bu nedenle son haftadaki yüzde 62,1’lik yükseliş önemli olsa da daha geniş fiyat yapısı hâlâ tamamen değişmiş değil.

Piyasanın halka arz beklentisini fiyatlamaya başlaması ise ayrı bir konu. Şu ana kadar ortada ne bir kayıt başvurusu ne de seçilmiş bir yatırım bankası veya belirlenmiş bir borsa bulunuyor. Bu nedenle PENGU’daki son hareket, resmi bir IPO sürecinden çok şirketin daha önce açıkladığı hedef, son sosyal medya paylaşımı, LBank kampanyası ve markanın perakende büyümesinin aynı anda yarattığı beklentiyle şekilleniyor.

Bu içerik genel piyasa verilerine dayanır ve yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. Kendi araştırmanızı yapmanızı öneririz.

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Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins has expanded the retail reach of its trading card game through a nationwide rollout at Target stores in the US. 

According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the launch of Vibes Series 3 marks the game's biggest retail expansion to date and brings the total number of circulated cards to 15 million. The new set includes additional gameplay mechanics, original artwork and appearances by characters from the Moonbirds collection. 

Pudgy Penguins developed Vibes in partnership with Orange Cap Games, with Series 3 following two earlier releases. The digital collectible project is the fourth-largest NFT collection by market capitalization, according to data tracker NFT Price Floor.

Top five NFT collections by market capitalization. Source: NFT Price Floor

The rollout shows how Pudgy Penguins is extending its NFT-born intellectual property into mainstream consumer products as it aims to build a broader entertainment franchise beyond digital assets.

Pudgy Penguins has spent years turning its Ethereum-based NFT collection into a broader consumer brand, with ventures spanning toys, licensing and other consumer products.

Its physical toys entered more than 2,000 Walmart stores in 2023. CEO Luca Netz said in May 2024 that more than 1 million toys had been sold over the preceding 12 months.

The project’s licensing model also allows NFT holders to receive 5% of net revenue from physical products featuring their individual penguins.

The franchise has also expanded into gaming. In 2025, Pudgy Penguins launched Pengu Clash, a game on The Open Network. At the time, Netz described gaming as a vehicle for bringing the project’s intellectual property to wider audiences.

It also launched a mobile game called Pudgy Party in August 2025. According to Pudgy Penguins, the game's downloads exceeded 1 million. However, the project said on Monday that it would halt further development of the game and focus its resources on a browser-based game called Pudgy World. 

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