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PENGU Price Prediction: PENGU Leads the Memecoin Chart with a 20% Single-Day rise
In July, the crypto assets market witnessed a resurgence of Memecoins. The Solana ecosystem token Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) saw a big pump of 20% in a single day, with the price skyrocketing from $0.031 to $0.040, setting a new six-month high.
This is not an isolated event, but an outbreak of ongoing momentum.
According to Gate market data, as of July 28, PENGU has accumulated a rise of 243% this month, with a trading price stable above 0.043 USD and a weekly increase of nearly 40%. Its market value has surpassed 2.785 billion USD, surpassing BONK to become the largest Memecoin on the Solana chain, jumping to fourth place in the entire Memecoin sector, only behind DOGE, SHIB, and PEPE.
##Entity Empowerment: From Toys to ETFs, Pengu's Breakthrough Journey
The rise of PENGU is by no means simple hype. Behind it is a multi-dimensional value capture model that integrates NFT culture, physical consumption, and financial tool innovation.
Physical retail has become a key engine. Pudgy Penguins plush toys have entered large supermarkets like Walmart, extending IP influence from on-chain to mainstream consumption scenarios.
At the same time, its NFT series is listed on exchanges such as Gate as a certificate of digital assets, forming a value closed loop online and offline.
The financial world is also opening its arms. In late July, the U.S. SEC officially approved Canary Capital's PENGU ETF application, leading to a trading volume surge of $2 billion within 24 hours.
A more symbolic event occurred on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange: On July 27, the Pudgy Penguins mascot rang the opening bell alongside executives from asset management giant VanEck. At this moment, Memecoin stood on the center stage of the traditional financial temple for the first time.
##Technical Breakout: Symmetrical Triangle and 140% Potential Rise
When the fundamentals resonate with market sentiment, technical charts become a microscope for observing the flow of funds. In late July, PENGU formed a typical symmetrical triangle pattern on the daily chart, indicating that a trend reversal is imminent.
Crypto Assets analyst Ali Martinez accurately captured this signal: "After breaking through the 0.031 - 0.033 USD resistance zone, PENGU is expected to initiate a 140% rise, targeting the 0.075 USD level."
The deeper momentum comes from the comprehensive recovery of the NFT market. On July 22, the trading volume of the Pudgy Penguins NFT series surged by 290% in a single day, with the floor price skyrocketing to 16.19 ETH (approximately $60,242).
The entire NFT market's market value increased by 17% in a week, surpassing 6 billion dollars and reaching a new high since January.
##Market Prediction: The Imagination Space from 1 Billion to 373 Billion
When a penguin starts to fly, the analyst's imagination breaks free from gravity.
The Byzantine General proposed a valuation under a rational framework: "Considering its mainstream adoption rate, which is second only to DOGE, a market cap of 10 billion USD is not a fantasy." This implies there is still about a 260% rise potential from the current level.
Bolder predictions come from Crypto Kaleo. He regards $0.8888 as a "conservative target" and poses the ultimate hypothesis: "If PENGU reaches $4.20, the market cap will touch $373 billion."
This fantasy is based on historical references - during the last bull market, SHIB reached 50% of DOGE's peak market value. "High-quality Meme projects can completely replicate this path," he added.
##Memecoin New Era: The Rise of Solana and the Shift Towards Practicality
The explosion of PENGU is a microcosm of the structural changes in the Memecoin market. In July 2025, the total market value of the sector exceeded 90 billion USD, showing three major trends:
Solana ecosystem has replaced Ethereum as the main battlefield for new Memecoin incubation, with an average daily issuance of over 40,000 Tokens. Practical Memecoins are popular, such as Snorter integrating trading bot features, and Floki building DeFi tools and educational platforms. Low market cap presale Tokens are growing faster than established coins, with the dark horse LILPEPE presale return rate crushing DOGE's rise.
The flow of market funds confirms this transformation. On July 26, when the total market value of Crypto Assets fell by 2.7%, the Memecoin sector rose against the trend by 3.2%, becoming the best-performing category of the day.
Among them, PENGU and SPX6900 (SPX) lead the Top 100 Tokens with double-digit rise.
##Future Battlefield: Game Closed Beta and the Ambition of 1 Billion Users
The blueprint of the Penguin Empire goes far beyond financial speculation. According to CEO Luca Netz, the roadmap for Pudgy Penguins includes three main pillars: animated films, TV series, and large-scale games.
The current game has entered the closed testing phase and is expected to become a key entrance connecting Web2 and Web3 users.
Ecological expansion is progressing in sync. The project team recently launched the token staking feature, with an annualized return rate of 187%, locking up over 13.3 million tokens.
As the scale of staking expands, the contraction of circulating supply may further drive up coin prices. If Solana breaks through $200 (analyst Claybro's bullish target), PENGU may achieve a 10-20 times increase taking advantage of the trend.
##Future Outlook The market is always looking for the next narrative. When DOGE shook the market relying on Elon Musk's tweets, SHIB broke through with decentralized exchanges, and PENGU provided a third answer: toys on physical retail shelves, the ringing of the Nasdaq bell, and ETF applications filed with the SEC.
On July 28, a red-hatted Pengu stands at the $0.043 mark, with a 250% monthly rise trajectory behind it, and a technical target of $0.075 marked by analysts ahead.
Its journey has long surpassed the mockery of memes, becoming a living sample of the integration of NFTs and Token economies.