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    Penguin IPO or Bust: Netz’s Two-Year Timeline


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    • Pudgy Penguins, known for its origins as a crypto-based NFT project, has broadened its scope to include merchandise, interactive games, and other ventures.
    • Luca Netz, the CEO, shared with Decrypt his aspirations for taking the company to the stock market within the next two years.
    • Beyond its Ethereum NFTs, the brand has introduced a new meme coin called PENGU, built on the Solana blockchain.
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Pudgy Penguins anticipates reaching a record-breaking $50 million in revenue this year. This achievement, according to CEO Luca Netz, is the result of a deliberate strategy to establish a presence for the popular brand in areas traditionally unexplored by Web3 ventures. These include amusement arcades, children's books, and even collaborations with major retail outlets such as Walmart.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Netz is already focused on a more ambitious goal for Pudgy Penguins over the coming years: entering the public stock market.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">During an interview with </span><i><span style="font-weight:400">Decrypt</span></i><span style="font-weight:400">, Netz expressed his desire to see Pudgy Penguins shares listed on a public exchange by the year 2027.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">"I would definitely like to [pursue an IPO] within the next two years," he stated. However, he also clarified that the timeline for this potential public offering depends on Pudgy Penguins' continued revenue growth. "If we don't go public in the next couple of years, I'd consider it a personal disappointment."</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Netz added, "Hold me to it" if that deadline isn't met.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Pudgy Penguins' IPO aspirations coincide with the company's exploration of diverse business avenues. This comes at a time of renewed interest in IPOs in the U.S., which has injected considerable capital, particularly into technology companies.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">More than 220 companies have been listed on public exchanges so far this year, an increase of nearly 90% compared to the 117 companies that went public in the U.S. during the first eight months of 2024, </span><a href="https://stockanalysis.com/ipos/2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml"><span style="font-weight:400">according</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> to data from StockAnalysis.com.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">This IPO resurgence has also drawn in several digital asset firms, which are filing to go public amid the Trump administration's rollback of federal regulations concerning the cryptocurrency industry.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Circle, a leading stablecoin issuer, launched a major IPO in early June, reporting profits of over $1 billion. Shortly after, crypto exchange Bullish made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, and its competitors Gemini and Kraken are also planning to follow suit.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Pudgy Penguins is attempting to leverage the growing public interest in companies linked to digital assets. To this end, they're collaborating with financial experts to broaden the accessibility of both Pudgy Penguins and its associated decentralized-finance token, PENGU, for both retail and institutional investors.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">Earlier in the year, the company supported asset manager <a href="https://decrypt.co/310924/canary-pudgy-penguins-nft-pengu-etf" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">Canary Capital’s proposal</a> to introduce an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the prices of the PENGU meme coin and Pudgy Penguins NFTs. More recently, the Pudgy team has been in discussions with public companies about holding PENGU on their balance sheets, with potential outcomes expected over the next three months.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">"The understanding of traditional finance excites me," Netz said. "There's so much more capital flowing in and greater accessibility."</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">To that end, the Pudgy team, headquartered in Miami, is considering spending more time in New York City, the heart of the public markets.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Every time a few of us from the company go there, we accomplish in two days what would take us five days here," Netz said. "Every day, every hour, every minute counts, and New York operates at an incredible pace that I think is essential for success."</span>
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<h2 class="sc-b2a202e4-2 bmropA gg-dark:text-white scene:font-itc-avant-garde-gothic-pro scene:font-light" style="margin-top:2em;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe2e4" color="#333"><b>What if an IPO Doesn't Happen?</b></h2>

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    <span style="font-weight:400">While it remains to be seen if Pudgy Penguins will attract investors for an IPO by the end of 2027, an alternative, less complicated – but riskier – option already exists: the tokenization of their stock. This could provide traders with an avenue to invest in Pudgy Penguins without facing the full weight of regulatory requirements.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">When asked if Pudgy Penguins might consider tokenizing shares of its stock for trading on an on-chain equities platform like <a href="https://decrypt.co/336066/nvidia-tesla-stocks-tron-xstocks-expand-trading-milestone" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">xStocks</a>, Netz responded: "I can't comment on that directly, but you're exploring a very interesting idea."</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">However, he confirmed that the NFT project will continue to be selective about its partnerships as it seeks avenues for growth.</span>
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    <span style="font-weight:400">"There's a lot of unattractive capital available," Netz said. But he added, "I am very interested in pursuing these opportunities with the biggest and best players...the ones for whom a billion dollars isn't a life-changing amount."</span>
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