Crypto asset managers continue to bet big on altcoins, with the latest exchange-traded fund issuer, Canary Capital, seeking regulatory approval to list a fund tracking Pudgy Penguins (PENGU).
Nashville, Tennessee-based Canary Capital on Thursday filed an S-1 form seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its Canary PENGU ETF—a fund that will hold both the token in question and NFTs from the prominent Ethereum NFT collection.
PENGU is the Solana-based token of the Pudgy Penguins NFT project. The token launched in January, shooting up in value before crashing hard alongside most other meme coins. It's now priced 90% below the high of $0.068 it touched following its launch, CoinGecko data shows.
PENGU: Everything You Need to Know About the Pudgy Penguins Solana Token and Airdrop
After amassing more than 50 billion social media views and placing toys on shelves in Walmart and Target stores across the country, Ethereum NFT project Pudgy Penguins has launched a token. News of the planned token launch sent the Pudgy Penguins floor price skyward, breaching $100,000 and becoming the second largest profile picture (PFP) project in all of NFTs. “A founder’s job in crypto is to maximize for optimal excitement,” said Pudgy Penguins IP owner Luca Netz in a video interview with c...
The token saw a short-lived price spike Thursday following the announcement, but has since lost that momentum and is down by 2% on the day. PENGU is the 161st most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap, as of this writing.
Demand for smaller coins and tokens is pushing asset managers to file applications with the SEC—a byproduct of the more crypto-friendly policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz told Decrypt that the project was "excited to be a part of crypto history with the first NFT and coin filing."
Which Crypto ETFs Are Next? Dogecoin, XRP, and Solana Lead the List
The cryptocurrency industry notched two major victories last year when several fund issuers secured long-awaited approvals to offer spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and their Ethereum-based counterparts in the U.S. But that doesn't mean issuers are ready to rest on their laurels just yet. In recent months, fund managers have proposed new investment offerings directly tracking the prices of a variety of cryptocurrencies, from Dogecoin to XRP, Solana, and even Donald Trump’s meme coin. Here ar...
ETFs are popular investment vehicles that trade on stock exchanges and give investors exposure to an underlying asset. The SEC gave the green light to Bitcoin ETFs last year, leading to a flood of capital into the space.
Then, in July, Ethereum ETFs started trading after the regulator quietly approved the products. The funds haven't been as successful as their Bitcoin counterparts, but demand for crypto-focused products in traditional financial forms has been strong.
Canary Capital, VanEck, 21Shares and Bitwise, are among those trying to get ETFs tracking coins such as XRP, Solana, and Litecoin, among others, on the market for U.S. investors.
Edited by James Rubin and Andrew Hayward
