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New Solana Memecoin Leader? PENGU Flips BONK Amid Whale Accumulation

The newly launched PENGU token has stolen the spotlight after becoming the largest Solana-based memecoin by market capitalization. The token’s rally has gathered massive interest from large-scale investors, who have heavily invested in the token over the last few days. Related Reading: ONDO Faces 30% Correction Risk If It Loses $1.46 Support – Top Analyst New Solana Token Steals The Spotlight On December 17, the Pudgy Penguins Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project launched its official token, PENGU, on the Solana Blockchain. The token has moved through the ranks, flipping other Solana-based tokens and gathering massive attention in nine days. Pudgy Penguins, one of the largest NFT collections, consists of 8,888 unique cartoons of cute penguins and has a market capitalization of 205,757 ETH. In anticipation of the token launch, the project surged as the second-largest NFT collection, only falling behind CryptoPunks. Since its launch three years ago, the project has seen its community significantly grow and “cemented itself in the hearts and minds of everyday people and culture,” according to the project’s team. Additionally, it is expected to contribute to the project’s governance despite not having a specific use case announced yet. As such, the newly launched cryptocurrency aims to “expand its community and further widen the reach” of the project by allowing old and new users “to align” themselves with the penguins. According to CoinGecko data, the Solana-based memecoin debuted with a 500% surge to a market capitalization of $3.5 billion but registered massive volatility in the following days. Just hours after launching, PENGU’s price retraced over 50% before descending to a $1.4 billion market cap on December 20. The token hovered between the $0.025-$0.037 range over a few days, stabilizing around the range’s upper zone on Christmas Eve. Whales Fill Their Bags As PENGU Flips BONK Amid the market’s momentary Christmas Day gains, the token broke above this range and climbed to the $0.042 mark on Thursday morning, hitting a $2.6 billion market cap. During this 18% rally, the token flipped dogwifhat (WIF) and BONK to become the largest Solana memecoin by market cap, currently holding its position as the sector’s leader. PENGU became the fourth largest memecoin by this metric, just behind Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and PEPE. Additionally, in the last 24 hours, the token has seen a 25% increase in market activity, with a daily trading volume of $1.92 billion. According to on-chain data analysis firm Lookonchain, Crypto whales have also noticed PENGU’s rally, with several large-scale investors filling their bags over the past week. Related Reading: Analyst Forecast ‘Highly Bullish’ 2025 For Ethereum: Is The Bleeding Over? On December 24, a whale that had received an airdrop of 116.7 million PENGU, worth $3.52 million, increased its holding with a $1 million purchase. According to the post, the wallet spent 5,250 SOL to buy an additional 34.42 million PENGU, holding a total of 151.12 million PENGU, valued at $5.08 million. Similarly, another whale exchanged 500,000 ai16z, another trending Solana-based memecoin, today for PENGU. In the past eight days, this investor has spent $2.47 million to buy 79.9 million PENGU, having unrealized profits of around $835,000. As of this writing, PENGU is trading at $0.038, a 4.8% increase in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com CryptoGlobe

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XRP Price Takes a 5% Hit: Is More Downside Ahead?

XRP price failed to continue higher above $2.35 and declined. The price is down over 5% and is showing bearish signs below the $2.20 level. XRP price started another decline below the $2.250 support level. The price is now trading below $2.25 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a key declining channel with support at $2.235 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair might start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2.120 support. XRP Price Dips Again XRP price failed to clear the $2.35 resistance and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum . There was a sharp move below the $2.30 and $2.50 support levels. Besides, there was a break below a key declining channel with support at $2.235 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The pair declined over 5% and even tested the $2.120 zone. A low was formed at $2.126 and the price is now consolidating losses. It corrected some losses and climbed above $2.15. It tested the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $2.348 swing high to the $2.126 low. The price is now trading below $2.25 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price might face resistance near the $2.18 level. The first major resistance is near the $2.20 level. The next resistance is $2.24 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $2.348 swing high to the $2.126 low. A clear move above the $2.24 resistance might send the price toward the $2.30 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $2.320 resistance or even $2.350 in the near term. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be $2.450. More Losses? If XRP fails to clear the $2.24 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2.12 level. The next major support is near the $2.10 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $2.10 level, the price might continue to decline toward the $2.050 support. The next major support sits near the $2.00 zone. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $2.120 and $2.100. Major Resistance Levels – $2.180 and $2.240. CryptoGlobe