Weitsman’s Yuga Labs NFT Buy: 2025 or 2026?

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crypto.news and CryptoBriefing both report Adam Weitsman's 117 Pudgy Penguins purchase but disagree on the year of his earlier 5,000-NFT Yuga Labs acquisition.

crypto.news and CryptoBriefing both report Adam Weitsman's 117 Pudgy Penguins purchase but disagree on the year of his earlier 5,000-NFT Yuga Labs acquisition.

What all sources agree on

  • Adam Weitsman bought 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs over the October 10–11 weekend.
  • Weitsman announced the purchase on X.
  • Weitsman described the purchase as support for the collection during a difficult period.
  • Weitsman has previously acquired more than 5,000 NFTs connected to Yuga Labs.
  • Weitsman regards Pudgy Penguins as a favorite collection.

Where the reports disagree

1Year of Weitsman's prior 5,000+ NFT Yuga Labs purchase

In August 2025, Weitsman announced buying more than 5,000 NFTs directly connected to Yuga Labs.

crypto.news

In August 2026, Weitsman acquired more than 5,000 NFTs from Yuga Labs, the company behind several of the best-known blue-chip collections.

CryptoBriefing

What would settle it: Weitsman's original on-chain transaction records or his public statement announcing the Yuga Labs purchase, dated at the time it was made.

What to make of it

Treat the core story — Weitsman buying 117 Pudgy Penguins to support the community — as established, but the year of his earlier Yuga Labs NFT purchase (2025 vs. 2026) is unresolved and should not be cited as fact until corroborated by a primary source.

Treat the core story — Weitsman buying 117 Pudgy Penguins to support the community — as established, but the year of his earlier Yuga Labs NFT purchase (2025 vs. 2026) is unresolved and should not be cited as fact until corroborated by a primary source.