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$MOODENG Jumps 17% as Beloved Pygmy Hippo Celebrates First Birthday

$MOODENG surged over 17% to above $0.21 as the viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng celebrated her first birthday.

The Solana-based meme coin became the second-best-performing crypto asset in 24-hour trading.

Moo Deng enjoyed a tropical fruit birthday party at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo with fans and her mother.

The token launched in September 2024 during the meme coin mania and surged 1,400% within weeks.

$MOODENG reached a peak market cap of $614 million in November 2024 but remains 66% below its all-time high.

The birthday rally coincided with Bitcoin setting fresh records above $113,000, driving sector-wide gains.

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin previously sold $200,000 worth of the token and donated proceeds to a biotech charity.

Meme coin launches are ticking upward again ahead of   Pump.fun's upcoming initial coin offering announcement. #MooD