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The NFT-born franchise is bringing its Vibes Series 3 trading cards to Target stores across the US as it expands into physical products and mainstream retail. Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins has expanded the retail reach of its trading card game through a nationwide rollout at Target stores in the US. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the launch of Vibes Series 3 marks the game's biggest retail expansion to date and brings the total number of circulated cards to 15 million. The new set includes additional gameplay mechanics, original artwork, and appearances by characters from the Moonbirds collection. Pudgy Penguins developed Vibes in partnership with Orange Cap Games, with Series 3 following two earlier releases. The digital collectible project is the fourth-largest NFT collection by market capitalization, according to data tracker NFT Price Floor. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – New York, United States, June 18th, 2026] Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex hosted a private Founders Table VIP Dinner in New York City during ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing together leaders across digital assets, tech, AI, traditional finance and institutional capital. The invite-only dinner took place on June 9th and […]

Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model. Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins is winding down its mobile game Pudgy Party and halting further development. In an X post, the team said on Saturday that it would shift its gaming resources toward Pudgy World, a browser-based experience which it described as the flagship gaming product for the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem.  “We’ve made the difficult decision to wind down Pudgy Party and halt further development,” the team wrote, adding that Pudgy World offered greater potential for scalability and introducing new users to the Pudgy Penguins brand.  Read more

Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model. Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins is winding down its mobile game Pudgy Party and halting further development. In an X post, the team said on Saturday that it would shift its gaming resources toward Pudgy World, a browser-based experience which it described as the flagship gaming product for the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem. “We’ve made the difficult decision to wind down Pudgy Party and halt further development,” the team wrote, adding that Pudgy World offered greater potential for scalability and introducing new users to the Pudgy Penguins brand. Read more

The company behind the clothing brand Original Penguin has accused Pudgy Penguins’ clothing merchandise of infringing on its trademarks. PEI Licensing, the firm behind the clothing brand Original Penguin, has filed a lawsuit against the nonfungible token project Pudgy Penguins, alleging trademark infringement, dilution and unfair competition. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a Florida federal court, focuses on Pudgy Penguins’ apparel, alleging the company uses a “family of penguin trademarks that are confusingly similar” to PEI’s marks. “This action results from Defendant’s unauthorized use and attempted registration of various PENGUIN word and design trademarks in connection with apparel and related goods and services that are confusingly similar to PEI’s federally registered and famous PENGUIN and penguin design trademarks,” PEI said in its complaint. Read more

The firm behind the Original Penguin brand is suing Pudgy Penguins in a lawsuit that alleges the crypto brand infringes on its trademarks.

Backlash to ‘racist’ Pudgy Penguins post from Indian social media users. Claims China’s former CBDC director took bribes in ETH. Asia Express

Backlash to ‘racist’ Pudgy Penguins post from Indian social media users. Claims China’s former CBDC director took bribes in ETH. Asia Express

Backlash to ‘racist’ Pudgy Penguins post from Indian social media users. Claims China’s former CBDC director took bribes in ETH. Asia Express

The non-fungible token project owned by Luca Netz appeared on the Sphere’s exterior screens, with the animated display going live on Christmas Eve. Pudgy Penguins ran an animated display on the Las Vegas Sphere during Christmas week, projecting its penguin characters across the venue’s exterior screens. In a post on X, Pudgy Penguins said its animations went live on Christmas Eve on the exterior of the Las Vegas Sphere, a popular domed venue wrapped in high-resolution LED panels designed to display large-scale visuals visible across the Las Vegas Strip. Pudgy Penguins is an NFT project founded in 2021 and acquired in April 2022 by entrepreneur Luca Netz for $2.5 million in Ether (ETH). As NFT revenue declined, Netz drew on his consumer products background to expand the project beyond digital collectibles and into physical toy production to generate cash flow. Read more

Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more: Web3 Gamer. Pudgy Penguins new battle royale game, Pudgy Party, has racked up half a million downloads within the first two weeks of launching, and gamers are praising how subtle and well-integrated the Web3 elements are. It has just the right am [amount] of Web3 and doesnt force you to buy tokens or NFTs from the start, gamer Spike said in an X post. Ive played 300+ Web3 games and its safe to say @PlayPudgyParty is nothing short of a masterpiece. Several blockchain and gaming firms have recently told Magazine that the key to onboarding a mass wave of gamers onto Web3 is to make blockchain itself invisible. Read more

Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more: Web3 Gamer. Pudgy Penguins new battle royale game, Pudgy Party, has racked up half a million downloads within the first two weeks of launching, and gamers are praising how subtle and well-integrated the Web3 elements are. It has just the right am [amount] of Web3 and doesnt force you to buy tokens or NFTs from the start, gamer Spike said in an X post. Ive played 300+ Web3 games and its safe to say @PlayPudgyParty is nothing short of a masterpiece. Several blockchain and gaming firms have recently told Magazine that the key to onboarding a mass wave of gamers onto Web3 is to make blockchain itself invisible. Read more

Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more: Web3 Gamer. Pudgy Penguins new battle royale game, Pudgy Party, has racked up half a million downloads within the first two weeks of launching, and gamers are praising how subtle and well-integrated the Web3 elements are. It has just the right am [amount] of Web3 and doesnt force you to buy tokens or NFTs from the start, gamer Spike said in an X post. Ive played 300+ Web3 games and its safe to say @PlayPudgyParty is nothing short of a masterpiece. Several blockchain and gaming firms have recently told Magazine that the key to onboarding a mass wave of gamers onto Web3 is to make blockchain itself invisible. Read more

Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more: Web3 Gamer. Pudgy Penguins new battle royale game, Pudgy Party, has racked up half a million downloads within the first two weeks of launching, and gamers are praising how subtle and well-integrated the Web3 elements are. It has just the right am [amount] of Web3 and doesnt force you to buy tokens or NFTs from the start, gamer Spike said in an X post. Ive played 300+ Web3 games and its safe to say @PlayPudgyParty is nothing short of a masterpiece. Several blockchain and gaming firms have recently told Magazine that the key to onboarding a mass wave of gamers onto Web3 is to make blockchain itself invisible. Read more

Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more: Web3 Gamer. Pudgy Penguins new battle royale game, Pudgy Party, has racked up half a million downloads within the first two weeks of launching, and gamers are praising how subtle and well-integrated the Web3 elements are. It has just the right am [amount] of Web3 and doesnt force you to buy tokens or NFTs from the start, gamer Spike said in an X post. Ive played 300+ Web3 games and its safe to say @PlayPudgyParty is nothing short of a masterpiece. Several blockchain and gaming firms have recently told Magazine that the key to onboarding a mass wave of gamers onto Web3 is to make blockchain itself invisible. Read more

Altcoin Season has featured rotation into tokens with concrete drivers. Pudgy Penguins has announced a partnership tied to Solana infrastructure. Solana has drawn large institutional inflows. Jupiter has expanded access through Binance Wallet’s integration of Jupiter Lend. The post Altcoin Season Intensifies as Pudgy Penguins, Solana, Jupiter Rally – Here’s Why appeared first on Cryptonews.

Igloo Inc. CEO Luca Netz discussed how Pudgy Penguins aims to grow its brand and business and increase its access to capital amid the bull market in 2025. He touched upon several trends in Web3, including crypto treasury firms, tokenized stocks and the resurgence in sports and other big-brand partnerships.

From a six-month runway in 2022 to a projected $50 million in 2025 revenue, Pudgy Penguins beat the NFT crash with a risky bet on toys. Just about three years ago, non-fungible token (NFT) brand Pudgy Penguins was nearing bankruptcy — now it’s projected to end the year with $50 million in revenue. CEO and owner Luca Schnetzler (better known as Luca Netz) built a fortune through Instagram before breaking into the toy industry. In the blockchain world, he was among the largest Pudgy Penguins holders, but like many in the community, he wasn’t happy with the collection’s price performance. In April 2022, the project was at an all-time low. He decided to strike, acquiring parent firm Igloo for $2.5 million in Ether (ETH). But soon, Netz had some hard choices to make. The Terra collapse in May 2022 sparked a prolonged bear market. NFT assets tanked in value, threatening to turn Netz’s acquisition into a failure. Read more

Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) has added 12% to trade at $0.0368, topping Solana’s token leaderboard with 567,000+ holders. A Robinhood Advanced listing and NFT momentum have spurred whale buying, but chart watchers eye a double-top breakdown that could deepen if volume stays light. The post Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU): Can Solana’s Top Token Maintain Momentum Above $0.037? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Pudgy Penguins shut down rumors of an OpenSea buyout, calling the speculation unnecessary and pointing instead to growing brand partnerships. Pudgy Penguins has denied speculation that it acquired NFT marketplace OpenSea, following a wave of social media chatter suggesting a deal may have closed as early as December 2024. In a Saturday post on X, Beau, head of security at Pudgy Penguins, dismissed the acquisition talk. “Pudgy Penguins didn’t buy OpenSea… chill,” he wrote. He claimed that the project has big plans, so there’s no need to focus on just one possible acquisition. “Talk about partnering with Lufthansa and NASCAR, and go find the next great brand for us to proliferate with,” Beau wrote. Read more