{"id":3998,"date":"2024-10-02T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/2024\/10\/02\/moo-deng-crypto-token-soars-to-200-million-valuationiral-hippo\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:59:41","slug":"moo-deng-crypto-token-soars-to-200-million-valuationiral-hippo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/2024\/10\/02\/moo-deng-crypto-token-soars-to-200-million-valuationiral-hippo\/","title":{"rendered":"Moo Deng Crypto Token Soars to $200 Million Valuationiral Hippo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>Moo Deng is baby hippo that&#8217;s turned into a viral internet sensation.<\/li>\n<li>A Moo Deng crypto token on the Solana network has soared 463%, and is now valued at $201 million.<\/li>\n<li>The token peaked at a $336 million market capitalization over the weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-signup&#10;                          headline-regular loading&#10;                          insider-today\" id=\"formContainer\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" data-newsletter-title=\"Insider Today\" data-acq-source=\"marketsinlinesignup\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;inline_newsletter&quot;}\">\n<section class=\"inline-newsletter-content\">\n<div class=\"success-container__mobile d-none\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you&#8217;re on the go.<br \/>\n                              <button class=\"rounded-button headline-semibold white-button download\" type=\"white\"><br \/>\n                                download the app<br \/>\n                              <\/button>      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form id=\"emailCapture\" action=\"javascript:void(0);\" method=\"POST\" novalidate=\"\">\n<div class=\"sign-up-tos headline-regular\" id=\"nlTos\">\n                                  By clicking \u201cSign Up\u201d, you accept our <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tos-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider-inc.com\/terms\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tos-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider-inc.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking &#8220;unsubscribe&#8221; at the bottom of the email.\n                              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-img-wrapper-desktop\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder lazy-holder  has-transparency\" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 124 \/ 111)\">\n<p>                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image has-transparency\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/public\/assets\/rebrand\/newsletter-bull.png\" alt=\"Bull\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              <noscript><br \/>\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/public\/assets\/rebrand\/newsletter-bull.png\"\/><br \/>\n                              <\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The viral baby hippo sensation that is <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/currencies\/moodeng-usd?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Moo Deng<\/a> has a crypto token attached to her likeness that is now worth $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>The crypto meme token started trading on the Solana network on September 20 at an initial price of $.03597, according to data from CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n<p>It has since soared 463% to $0.2027, giving it a market valuation of $201 million at 10:50 a.m in New York.<\/p>\n<p>At its peak on Saturday, the crypto token had a market value of $336 million, the same day <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/saturday-night-live-snl-bowen-yang-chappell-roan-joke-deng-2024-9?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday Night Live addressed the Moo Deng topic<\/a> in its Weekend Update segment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>Moo Deng has taken over the internet and attracted thousands of visitors to her Zoo in Thailand, as onlookers watch her enjoy water baths, eat food, and run in furious sprints around her enclosure.<\/p>\n<p>The Zoo even set up a 24\/7 livestream camera to watch Moo Deng at all times of the day.<\/p>\n<p>As to what this means for the world of crypto\u2026 probably not much.<\/p>\n<p>Moo Deng <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/currencies\/news\/dogecoin-price-doge-50-billion-valuation-bigger-than-10-companies-2021-4-1030318805?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">isn&#8217;t the first viral sensation to inspire a meme-coin<\/a> that captures the attention of traders, and she certainly won&#8217;t be the last.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>Business Insider contacted various crypto experts for comment on the Moo Deng crypto token but has yet to receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>window.allScripts = window.allScripts || []; window.allScripts.push({ type: \"load\", script: \"%3Cscript%20id%3D%22meta-pixel-script%22%3E(()%3D%3E%7Bvar%20e%3D%7B69531%3A()%3D%3E%7Bvar%20e%2Cn%2Cr%2Ct%2Co%2Ci%3Bfunction%20s()%7Bwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.ccpaApplies%26%26%22ACCEPT%22%3D%3D%3Dwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.userConsent.OPT_OUT%3Ffbq(%22dataProcessingOptions%22%2C%5B%22LDU%22%5D%2C0%2C0)%3Afbq(%22dataProcessingOptions%22%2C%5B%5D)%2Cfbq(%22init%22%2C%221988166924554892%22)%2Cfbq(%22track%22%2C%22PageView%22)%7De%3Dwindow%2Cn%3Ddocument%2Cr%3D%22script%22%2Ce.fbq%7C%7C(t%3De.fbq%3Dfunction()%7Bt.callMethod%3Ft.callMethod.apply(t%2Carguments)%3At.queue.push(arguments)%7D%2Ce._fbq%7C%7C(e._fbq%3Dt)%2Ct.push%3Dt%2Ct.loaded%3D!0%2Ct.version%3D%222.0%22%2Ct.queue%3D%5B%5D%2C(o%3Dn.createElement(r)).async%3D!0%2Co.src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Ffbevents.js%22%2C(i%3Dn.getElementsByTagName(r)%5B0%5D).parentNode.insertBefore(o%2Ci))%2Cwindow.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.cmStarted%26%26window.Fenrir%3F.cm%3F.userConsent%3Fs()%3AsetTimeout(s%2C1e3)%7D%7D%2Cn%3D%7B%7D%3Bfunction%20r(t)%7Bvar%20o%3Dn%5Bt%5D%3Bif(void%200!%3D%3Do)return%20o.exports%3Bvar%20i%3Dn%5Bt%5D%3D%7Bexports%3A%7B%7D%7D%3Breturn%20e%5Bt%5D(i%2Ci.exports%2Cr)%2Ci.exports%7Dr.m%3De%2Cr.c%3Dn%2Cr.o%3D(e%2Cn)%3D%3EObject.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(e%2Cn)%2C(()%3D%3E%7Br.S%3D%7B%7D%3Bvar%20e%3D%7B%7D%2Cn%3D%7B%7D%3Br.I%3D(t%2Co)%3D%3E%7Bo%7C%7C(o%3D%5B%5D)%3Bvar%20i%3Dn%5Bt%5D%3Bif(i%7C%7C(i%3Dn%5Bt%5D%3D%7B%7D)%2C!(o.indexOf(i)%3E%3D0))%7Bif(o.push(i)%2Ce%5Bt%5D)return%20e%5Bt%5D%3Br.o(r.S%2Ct)%7C%7C(r.S%5Bt%5D%3D%7B%7D)%3Br.S%5Bt%5D%3Bvar%20s%3D%5B%5D%3Breturn%20s.length%3Fe%5Bt%5D%3DPromise.all(s).then((()%3D%3Ee%5Bt%5D%3D1))%3Ae%5Bt%5D%3D1%7D%7D%7D)()%3Br(69531)%7D)()%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E\" });<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moo Deng is baby hippo that&#8217;s turned into a viral internet sensation. 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