Pudgy Penguins has denied hypothesis that it acquired NFT market OpenSea, following a wave of social media chatter suggesting a deal could have closed as early as December 2024.
In a Saturday put up on X, Beau, head of safety at Pudgy Penguins, dismissed the acquisition speak. “Pudgy Penguins didn’t purchase OpenSea… chill,” he wrote.
He claimed that the challenge has massive plans, so there’s no must give attention to only one attainable acquisition. “Discuss partnering with Lufthansa and NASCAR, and go discover the following nice model for us to proliferate with,” Beau wrote.
Pudgy Penguins is a set of 8,888 flightless chook NFTs launched in July 2021. The challenge has additionally expanded into bodily merchandise with a Pudgy Toys line in partnership with PMI Toys, permitting NFT holders to earn from industrial use via its OverpassIP platform.
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Rumors of Pudgy Penguins’ curiosity in OpenSea
The rumors of OpenSea’s acquisition gained traction after a number of X customers pointed to previous feedback by CEO Luca Netz, together with a now-resurfaced October 2024 put up the place he mentioned he wished his firm to purchase OpenSea.
Different group members speculated that a purchase order could have occurred quietly, citing coincidental timing with Pudgy’s December bulletins and OpenSea’s later coverage shifts round token assist.
Nevertheless, Beau pushed again on the narrative. “I don’t really assume buying OS rn would make lots of sense for us,” he wrote in an earlier reply, emphasizing the staff’s choice to give attention to confirmed developments quite than hypothesis.
Pudgy Penguins has just lately leaned into model partnerships, together with tie-ups with Lufthansa and NASCAR. Final month, the challenge additionally launched a skill-based Web3 recreation referred to as Pengu Conflict for The Open Community (TON) blockchain, becoming a member of the aggressive mini-game house.
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NFT market rebounds as CryptoPunks lead $6.6B surge
The NFT market is displaying renewed momentum, with whole market capitalization hitting $6.6 billion in July, a 94% bounce from the earlier month, in line with DappRadar. Weekly buying and selling volumes additionally climbed 51%, marking the strongest efficiency since February.
Main the comeback is the Ethereum-based assortment CryptoPunks, whose ground costs jumped 53%. DappRadar analysts famous the gathering’s enduring attraction as a Web3 standing image. On July 22, CryptoPunks noticed 83 new purchases and a 15.9% ground worth rise inside 24 hours, reaching almost $180,000 per Punk.
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