Pudgy Penguins ETF? More Like Pudgy Pipe Dreams
Another Meme Coin, Another ETF Fantasy
So, Canary Capital Group thinks a Pudgy Penguins ETF is gonna happen? Give me a break. Seriously. I've seen more realistic business plans scrawled on the back of a napkin at a dive bar. "Who doesn’t have a Pudgy Penguin?" Bloomberg Technology commentators quipped, according to some Solana-boosting Twitter account. Yeah, maybe if you're terminally online or still stuck in 2021. Let's be real, most people are too busy trying to afford groceries to give a damn about some cartoon penguin.
And before the Pudgy Penguin faithful come at me with pitchforks, let's talk about the actual token, PENGU. Remember when it hit its all-time high of $0.06845 in December 2024? Good times, right? Now it's wallowing somewhere between $0.021 and $0.031. That's what I call "early flood of hype, the rapid peak, and the subsequent retrenchment," as some analyst delicately put it. Translation: pump and dump, baby. It's a tale as old as crypto itself.
The "Bullish Signal" Mirage
Oh, and get this: some "top analyst" named Ali Martinez is predicting a 30% rally because of a "right-angle triangle" on the hourly timeframe. Right. Because squiggly lines on a chart are totally reliable indicators of future performance. I'm sure that's exactly what institutions are looking at before they pull the trigger on a multi-million dollar investment. Martinez expects the token to make a double bottom near the $0.020 level, followed by an upside move to $0.027. Yeah, that .007 cent increase is really gonna change my life.

Look, I get it. People want to believe in something. They want to get rich quick. And meme coins offer that tantalizing, albeit usually false, promise. Bulls are still holding out hope for a run to $1 before the year ends, though a 50x move this cycle seems far-fetched at best, even with a spot PENGU ETF approval. But let's be real, a 50x move? That's not investing, that's buying a lottery ticket. And the odds are probably worse. Pudgy Penguins Price Prediction: Traders Flip Bullish On PENGU, $1 This Year?
The Solana Hype Machine Keeps Chugging
But hey, it's Solana, so offcourse there's gotta be another "next big thing" waiting in the wings. This time it's SNORT, the native token of some trading bot. Apparently, it's raised over $5.3 million in its ICO. They're calling it a "potential 10x play." Sounds legit... said no one who's been burned by crypto before.
Snorter bot is the fastest Telegram-native crypto trading bot, designed to give everyday traders the same level of automation, speed and execution that whales rely on. Translation: it's designed to separate you from your money faster.
This Ain't Gonna Fly
So, what's my take? I think this whole Pudgy Penguins ETF thing is a load of… well, you know. It's a desperate attempt to inject life into a dying meme. Sure, maybe PENGU will see a short-term bump if the ETF actually happens, but long-term? I don't see it. The market is too fickle, the competition is too fierce, and frankly, the whole thing is just too damn silly. Then again, maybe I'm the crazy one here. Maybe everyone will suddenly decide that cartoon penguins are the future of finance. But I wouldn't bet on it.
So, What's the Real Story?
It's another crypto fever dream fueled by hype and wishful thinking. Don't get caught holding the bag.