VanEck brings the Fat Penguin to ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq: Web3 native IP rings the opening bell for the first time.

The asset management company VanEck, which is actively embracing Web3, yesterday collaborated with the NFT project Pudgy Penguins to ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stage. As the first symbolic ceremony for a Web3 native IP to appear on Nasdaq, it also symbolizes the determination of its Web3 leader to build a bridge between the traditional capital market and the digital asset ecosystem.

Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell: VanEck takes the stage with Pudgy Penguins

"Opening Bell (" has always been an important platform for companies to showcase their market position and vision as part of the daily opening ceremony of the U.S. stock market. On June 23, VanEck teamed up with its beloved NFT project Pengu to take the stage at Nasdaq's New York headquarters, kicking off the trading day.

@pudgypenguins at @Nasdaq pic.twitter.com/Z0XKmIZeEv

— VanEck )@vaneck_us( June 23, 2025

The bell-ringing ceremony led by the VanEck Web3 team not only brings Web3 native brands into the mainstream spotlight but also symbolizes VanEck's clear stance on investments in the digital asset space.

Crypto communities are excitedly sharing this event on X and celebrating Pengu reaching this milestone, while its CEO Luca Netz even stated on LinkedIn: "Pudgy Penguins are the ambassadors of cryptocurrency."

) Pudgy Penguins announced that tokens can accumulate airline mileage points, analysts believe that the PENGU price is in the support range (

VanEck Talks About the Vision of Convergence: The Best Opportunity to Bridge Traditional Finance and Web3

Matt Bartlett, the head of VanEck Web3, stated that he believes now is the best time to build a bridge between two powerful and rapidly developing worlds: traditional finance and the digital assets of Web3.

In fact, various institutions of all sizes are tokenizing different real-world assets )RWA(. At the same time, digital collectibles are transforming culture into actual brand value, and all of this is happening much faster than we can imagine.

)VanEck 2025 Forecast: Crypto Goes Mainstream, RWA, Stablecoins, and AI Agents Will Surge (

Analyzing VanEck Digital Transformation ETF )DAPP(: Heavily invested in CRCL, COIN, and MSTR.

The purpose of this bell-ringing event is mainly to promote VanEck's investment layout in the Web3 space, especially with its flagship product "Digital Transformation ETF ) code: DAPP(", which manages assets of 208 million USD. This ETF focuses on stocks of companies related to cryptocurrency exchanges, mining companies, and financial infrastructure.

In the currently tracked MVDAPP index, Circle ) code: CRCL( has risen to become the component stock with the highest weight, accounting for 11.05%. Digital asset manager Matthew Sigel pointed out in a post: "VanEck's current total holdings in Circle have now surpassed the personal holdings of its CEO Jeremy Allaire."

This move shows VanEck's strong recognition of Circle's key role in stablecoins and the global payment system, and reveals its long-term optimism towards digital financial infrastructure.

Web3 is entering the public eye, and the boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred.

The appearance of Pudgy Penguins is not just a historic milestone for Web3 IP, but it also drives an innovation in asset management strategies. VanEck attracts user attention by promoting provocative crypto-native brands, thereby publicizing the logic of cross-domain asset investment.

Today, Pudgy Penguins transitioned from blue-chip NFT images to the Nasdaq opening bell stage, perhaps just one of the beginnings of the integration of culture, technology, and finance between Web3 and the traditional world.

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