Pope Francis' Death Triggers Wild Surge in Vatican-Inspired Meme Coins

LUCE Soars 130% as Pope-Themed Tokens Flood the Market

Holy smokes! The passing of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through the crypto world, catapulting the Vatican's mascot-inspired meme coin, LUCE, skyrocketing over 130%! But wait, there's more - a whole new wave of Pope-inspired meme coins has hit the scene, and they're not holding back!

Get this: according to the latest buzz from meme coin trackers, LUCE, the Solana-based token named after the Holy Year of 2025 mascot, has blasted off to a mind-blowing 134% peak. In just the last 24 hours, this bad boy hit a daily high of $0.02517. And right now? It's still trading hands at around $0.015. Talk about a wild ride!

Now, let's get one thing straight: LUCE might be named after the Vatican's official mascot, but it's as unofficial as it gets. This meme coin hit the scene at the end of October 2024, right after the mascot was unveiled in Vatican City. No official ties to the Vatican or the Pope, but that hasn't stopped traders from going nuts over it.

Just two days after its launch, LUCE was already flexing its muscles with a market cap over $80 million, making it one of the biggest coins ever created by pump.fun. Impressive, right?

These days, the unofficial LUCE meme coin is holding strong with a market cap of around $15 million and a liquidity of $1.8 million. And get this: there are currently about 44,750 traders holding onto this hot potato. The token's been raking in a daily trading volume of at least $40.7 million. Cha-ching!

But hold up - with great power comes great responsibility, and the platform's slapped a 100% rug pull probability warning on this token. Proceed with caution, folks!

Now, here's where things get even crazier: in the past week, LUCE took a nearly 40% nosedive. But then, bam! The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis had passed away from double pneumonia on April 21 at around 7:35 AM local time, and LUCE got a massive boost.

Just a day before his death, Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being released from a 38-day hospital stay for pneumonia. On Easter Sunday, he even blessed the crowd for the first time since Christmas. What a fighter!

And guess what? Pope Francis' passing has unleashed a tsunami of Solana-based meme coins inspired by the beloved pontiff. A new meme coin called Francis hit the scene just an hour ago and has already shot up over 115%!

But that's not all - the lineup of new tokens includes gems like POPE, RIP POPE, and even RIP with a picture of the late Pope himself. It's a meme coin frenzy, and it's happening right now!