{"id":73287,"date":"2026-02-20T11:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73287"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:32:03","slug":"what-is-punch-crypto-solana-meme-coin-surges-80000-since-recent-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73287","title":{"rendered":"What Is Punch Crypto? Solana Meme Coin Surges 80,000% Since Recent Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PUNCH, a Solana-based meme coin experienced an 80% price surge after securing a listing on a major cryptocurrency exchange, surprising the bear market and investors alike.<\/p>\n<p>A baby monkey rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking has captured millions of hearts online, turning tragedy into a viral story of hope and recovery. And now a viral crypto memecoin<\/p>\n<p>$PUNCH skyrocketed 22,290.8% over the past week. In fact, it pushed its market cap past $30 million. Following a massive 260% daily surge, it secured the number one spot as CoinGecko\u2019s top gainer and ranked among the platform\u2019s top three trending assets.<\/p>\n<p>Is PUNCH is gearing up to be the MOODENG of 2026?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-336911\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315-50x27.jpg 50w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-115315.jpg 1995w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: CoinGecko<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Who Is Punch The Monkey?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Punch, the viral lonely monkey, was attacked by another member of his troop and immediately returned to his plush toy for comfort. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5A4H5SqNdL\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5A4H5SqNdL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/2024576996874010772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-foreground leading-[1.75] font-serif\">A tiny monkey in a Japanese zoo with an unusual name has become one of the internet\u2019s most beloved animal stories. Punch won millions of hearts online when he was seen clinging to the plush toy for comfort and security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-foreground leading-[1.75] font-serif\">Punch, a baby long-tailed macaque, was rescued from illegal wildlife traffickers. He\u00a0 is now recovering at Japan\u2019s primate sanctuary while capturing the attention of millions across social media platforms. Mainly because, despite being bullied by other monkeys, he has shown resilience during his rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-foreground leading-[1.75] font-serif\">The young macaque was confiscated from wildlife traffickers who had illegally captured him from the wild. Long-tailed macaques, also known as crab-eating macaques, are frequently targeted by the illegal pet trade due to their small size and perceived cuteness as infants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-foreground leading-[1.75] font-serif\">Punch is currently receiving round-the-clock care from trained wildlife rehabilitators who are working to ensure his physical and psychological well-being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Best New Cryptocurrencies to Invest in 2026<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         I<\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s PUNCH is gearing up to be the MOODENG of 2026?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Punch won millions of hearts online when he was seen clinging to the plush toy for comfort and security.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/trump-family-crypto-event-mar-a-lago\/\">What Is Punch Crypto? Solana Meme Coin Surges 80,000% Since Recent Launch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUNCH, a Solana-based meme coin experienced an 80% price surge after securing a listing on a major cryptocurrency exchange, surprising the bear market and investors alike. A baby monkey rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking has captured millions of hearts online, turning tragedy into a viral story of hope and recovery. And now a viral crypto [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-73287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}