{"id":93520,"date":"2026-01-25T10:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93520"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:30:23","slug":"meme-token-penguin-surges-1500-following-white-house-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/meme-token-penguin-surges-1500-following-white-house-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme Token PENGUIN Surges 1500% Following White House Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 24, the meme token Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) based on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> soared from $0.01 to $0.16, marking an increase of approximately 1500%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-5af2f20dc06899e5-4542095715614471-1024x390.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-5af2f20dc06899e5-4542095715614471-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-5af2f20dc06899e5-4542095715614471-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-5af2f20dc06899e5-4542095715614471-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-5af2f20dc06899e5-4542095715614471.png 1339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of PENGUIN\/USD on PumpSwap. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dexscreener.com\/solana\/draf8qxqy86h7yehdo9gytxaf6gottt8ozjknwxv6dcs\">DEXScreener<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sharp rise followed a White House post on the social network X. The brief post included a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump walking hand in hand with a penguin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Embrace the penguin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKlzwd3Rx7\">pic.twitter.com\/kKlzwd3Rx7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2014819683757678654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For unknown reasons, the community linked this message to the meme coin. The coin itself was launched on January 16. It is likely that they are connected by similar AI-generated images.<\/p>\n<p>Before the White House post, the asset&#8217;s market capitalization was about $300,000, peaking at $170 million. It has since adjusted to $112 million with the coin trading at $0.11.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Lookonchain noted a user who spent 6 SOL (~$867) to purchase 16.5 million PENGUIN, then sold all tokens for 6.12 SOL (~$886). At the time of the researchers&#8217; publication, these coins were valued at $1.4 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is truly a sad story.<\/p>\n<p>Cooker.hl(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CookerFlips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CookerFlips<\/a>) spent 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SOL&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$SOL<\/a>($867) to buy 16.5M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PENGUIN&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PENGUIN<\/a>, then sold it all for 6.12 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SOL&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$SOL<\/a>($886) \u2014 making a profit of 0.12 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SOL&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$SOL<\/a>($18).<\/p>\n<p>The 16.5M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PENGUIN&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PENGUIN<\/a> is now worth $1.4M. <\/p>\n<p>He missed out on a $1.4M profit.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HokhaetgB5\">https:\/\/t.co\/HokhaetgB5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EwSRlkbEj0\">pic.twitter.com\/EwSRlkbEj0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2015068179245175061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Arkham, one trader managed to earn $1.5 million in 72 hours, having spent $53,900 on the asset.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PENGUIN TOP TRADER MADE $1.5M IN 72H<\/p>\n<p>Trader 7fFCz is up $1.5 Million on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PENGUIN&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PENGUIN<\/a>, acquired for a total cost of $53.9K. Arkham ULTRA predicts this trader to be associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Banana__BuLLeT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Banana__BuLLeT<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Despite being up over $1.5M, Trader 7fFCz (Banana Bullet) bought PENGUIN 2 days ago\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sFmtmEad7T\">pic.twitter.com\/sFmtmEad7T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/2015124956095385814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe early success of PENGUIN proves that on-chain trading never died; it was merely a sleeping giant waiting for the right moment. Psychological barriers are just beginning to be overcome. Many opportunities lie ahead,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/a1lon9\/status\/2015116003001167897\">wrote<\/a> Pump.fun co-founder under the nickname alon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feast During a Plague<\/h2>\n<p>The rise of PENGUIN occurred amid stagnation in the broader &#8220;funny money&#8221; segment. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/meme-token\">CoinGecko<\/a>, the market capitalization of the sector fell nearly 10% over the past week to $43.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The largest meme tokens are currently experiencing tough times, with most closing the week in the &#8220;red zone&#8221;: DOGE (-10%), SHIB (-7.5%), and PEPE (-14.5%).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b6a28ea8a643949a-4542095782611279-1024x739.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-273953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b6a28ea8a643949a-4542095782611279-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b6a28ea8a643949a-4542095782611279-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b6a28ea8a643949a-4542095782611279-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b6a28ea8a643949a-4542095782611279.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The segment also suffers from a surge of scammers. Among the latest high-profile examples is the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/former-new-york-mayor-launches-meme-coin-token-price-plummets-by-80\">NYC Token<\/a> project, promoted by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>According to CoinGecko analysts, more than 11.6 million tokens <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coingecko-reports-record-token-mortality-in-2025\">failed<\/a> in 2025. Experts linked the record &#8220;mortality&#8221; rate to volatility and meme collapses.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December, MoonPay CEO Keith Grossman <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/moonpay-chief-predicts-revival-of-meme-tokens\">predicted<\/a> a rebirth of meme tokens. According to him, the sector will return in an &#8220;altered form.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 24, the meme token Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) based on Solana soared from $0.01 to $0.16, marking an increase of approximately 1500%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"PENGUIN token surged 1500% after White House post.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1161,596],"class_list":["post-93520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-memes","tag-tokens"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"734","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"PENGUIN token surged 1500% after White House post.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93522,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93520\/revisions\/93522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}