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Berlin Zoo named its newborn pygmy hippo ‘Brötchen’ (German for bread roll). The zoo director noted that naming animals after food has become a popular internet trend, citing Moo Deng and Pesto as examples. The hippo’s godmother is Enie van de Meiklokjes, host of the German baking show ‘Das große Backen.’ Traders immediately spotted the narrative: a real animal with a food name, official zoo backing, and international news coverage. Within 24 hours, the coin had tested $450K market cap on USDC, positioning itself as the European answer to Moo Deng.
