Moo Deng
| Moo Deng | |
|---|---|
| Token | |
| Ticker | $MOODENG |
| Contract | ED5n…PJBY |
| Chain | Solana |
| Launched | 2024-09-10 |
| Launchpad | pump.fun |
| Status | Active |
| Also known as | moodeng moo deng hippo |
| Market | |
| Price | — |
| Market cap | — |
| Liquidity | — |
| Volume (24h) | — |
| Change (1h) | — |
| Change (24h) | — |
| Links | |
| DEX Screener · Birdeye · GMGN · Solscan · pump.fun | |
Moo Deng (ticker MOODENG) is a Solana memecoin named after a pygmy hippopotamus at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.[1][2] It launched on pump.fun in September 2024 and received a Binance perpetual futures listing in October 2024.[1][3]
Lore[edit]
The hippo, two months old in September 2024, went viral that month; the zoo started a 24-hour livestream and began trademarking "Moo Deng the hippo" to stop others commercialising her.[1][2] The zoo's director said trademark income would fund animal welfare.[2]
The coin passed a $71 million market cap within about two weeks of launch, briefly overtaking Fwog to become one of the largest pump.fun tokens.[1] It peaked above $0.33 on 28 September 2024, fell about 78%, then roughly tripled in a day after Binance listed a MOODENG perpetual contract on 25 October 2024.[3] On 14 November 2024 it set a new high near $0.50, a valuation close to $500 million, while still lacking a Binance spot listing.[4]
In May 2025 it rose 143% in a day on more than $900 million in volume, part of a rebound in 2024's viral coins that included Peanut the Squirrel.[5] Binance.US listed it for spot trading in June 2025.[6]
Timeline[edit]
- 2024-07: Moo Deng the hippo is born[2]
- 2024-09-10: coin launches; first Raydium pool opens[7]
- 2024-09-19: zoo announces trademark plans[2]
- 2024-09-24: market cap passes $70 million[1]
- 2024-09-28: price peaks above $0.33[3]
- 2024-10-25: Binance Futures lists MOODENGUSDT perpetual[3]
- 2024-11-14: new high near $0.50[4]
- 2025-05-09: rises 143% in a day[5]
- 2025-06-26: Binance.US spot trading opens[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Moo Deng Solana Meme Coin Blasts Past $70M Market Cap in Two Weeks, Decrypt, 2024-09-24
- ^ Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng may get her own patent, Associated Press via NBC New York, 2024-09-19
- ^ La Memecoin Moo Deng no ha Muerto: se Dispara 200% Tras ser Listada en Binance, Decrypt, 2024-10-26
- ^ Moodeng (MOODENG) reaches all-time high amid rumors of Binance loading up for future listing, Cryptopolitan, 2024-11-14
- ^ Last Year's Viral Meme Coins Are Back From the Dead as Solana and Ethereum Gain, Decrypt, 2025-05-09
- ^ Binance.US lists MOODENG | Trade now, Binance.US, 2025-06-26
- ^ MOODENG on DEX Screener, DEX Screener, 2026-10-21