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[^3][^4][^11] The valuation of the Pons (PONS) cryptocurrency momentarily surpassed $500 million following an almost vertical price expansion. [^5]\n\nPhong Le argued that the sales were necessary to fund STRC dividends when issuing shares had become expensive. [^6] Strategy CEO Phong Le stated on Bloomberg Crypto that both the sale and the purchase were the right call. [^7] The total fees generated by Pons in one day exceeded the fees paid to use the Hyperliquid platform. [^8][^9]\n\nThe market capitalization of the PONS token has exceeded $415 million. [^10] PONS has become the top launchpad token on Robinhood's graduated-token board, ranking far ahead of Thinking Cat at approximately $20.45 million in valuation. 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