MOODENG
A baby hippo in Thailand went viral. Hours later, it was a meme coin.
Ticker
$MOODENG
Chain
solana
ATH Market Cap
$700,000,000
Launch Date
2024-09-01
Contract
Moo Deng is a baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand who went viral in September 2024. Videos of the adorable, bouncy hippo flooded social media, and within hours the Solana meme coin community had launched $MOODENG. It hit hundreds of millions in market cap within days, peaking around $700 million. Vitalik Buterin held a significant bag — and when he sold a portion, he donated the proceeds (reportedly $500K+) to charity, further fueling the narrative. MOODENG represents the ultimate speed of the meme-to-token pipeline in 2024: a real-world viral moment becomes a tradeable financial asset in hours, not days. The zoo itself capitalized on the fame, with Moo Deng becoming Thailand's most famous animal.
