Pudgy Penguins Launch PENGU on Solana With Multichain Plans Ahead

Pudgy Penguins, the second-popular NFT on the market, has officially launched its PENGU token on the Solana blockchain. The NFT company announced the development on X.

$PENGU is now live.

CA: 2zMMhcVQEXDtdE6vsFS7S7D5oUodfJHE8vd1gnBouauv

Learn more & how to claim your PENGU below. pic.twitter.com/ROWgq02YbF

— Pudgy Penguins (@pudgypenguins) December 17, 2024

Shortly after the launch, PENGU was added to Binance and OKX. According to Coingecko, the coin price quickly lost 50% as soon as the trading started.

PENGU Token Claim Has Begun

The popular Ethereum NFT character’s latest venture has a total supply of 88,888,888,888. Participants are given 88 days to claim their tokens before they are locked and burned.

Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz told potential purchasers to triple-check the link they are claiming and cross-reference the company’s accounts before connecting anything.

Pudgy Ecosystem:

Holders of Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, Rogs, & SBTs will be able to claim tomorrow starting at 8am EST.

Holders will have 88 days to claim, and all unclaimed supply will be functionally locked/burned forever after the 88th day. PLEASE do not rush to claim &…

— Luca Netz 🐧✳️ (@LucaNetz) December 16, 2024

Pudgy Penguins’ Multichain Ambitions

Currently, Pudgy Penguins is launching on Solana. However, its parent company, Igloo Inc., has plans for the token to go multichain, including Ethereum and Abstract.

“At Igloo Inc., we are focused on making the Pudgy Penguin the most famous character in the world,” Igloo Inc. shared in a statement earlier this month.

The Pudgy Penguins fanbase continues to grow. However, by launching PENGU on Solana, the team expects to reach an entirely new audience.

Pudgy Penguins Looks To Expand Business Ventures

Created in August 2021, the Luca Netz-led company has quickly become one of the world’s most recognizable NFT brands. Its market cap is hovering around 164,000 ETH.

Currently, the team behind the project is looking to expand its reach beyond NFTs and plush toys to movies, games, and TV.

“If you could own a piece of Mickey Mouse, would you?” Netz told TexhCrunch’s Jacquelyn Melinek. “We’re trying to take our Pudgy Penguin and make it our Mickey Mouse.”

News of the launch comes amid reports that eager participants are damaging potentially eligible physical Pudgy Toys. They are reportedly stealing QR codes amid recent speculations.

A sad real world story on @pudgypenguins toys:

These pics are from stores in NYC today, web2.5 fren trying to get some 🐧 toys. All boxes are opened and QR code gone.

I’ve been giving out 🐧 toys to teams & friends for a while. Lots of real fun web2 creators lost the QR code… https://t.co/YvGdm8gIHV pic.twitter.com/W8KLW5N2Ze

— Suji Yan – Mask is BUIDLing (@suji_yan) December 16, 2024

In a photo allegedly from a New York City Walmart, Mask Network founder Suji Yan detailed the destruction of Pudgy Toys ahead of the PENGU launch.

“All boxes are opened, and the QR code is gone,” Yan wrote, adding that the crypto community should condemn these actions.