LUCE token goes up 134% after death of Pope Francis

Mascot-based meme token LUCE went up 134% in value and was trading at a daily high of $0.02517 shortly after the death of Pope Francis, according to DeFi trading platform GMGN.Ai. The meme coin is trading at $0.0168 at the time of reporting. Although the token is not officially linked to the Catholic Church or the pope, it became popular after being connected to the mascot of the holy year of 2025. It was launched after the mascot was unveiled in the Vatican. 

LUCE token’s market cap is currently at $16.80 million, with a liquidity of $1.9 million at the time of reporting. GMGN.Ai has attached a 100% probability rug pull warning to the meme coin. Two days after its launch, the LUCE token gained a market cap crossing $80 million.

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. He suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia this year, as reported by Reuters. The pope was hospitalized for a total of 38 days before being discharged on the 23rd of March. 

Other Solana-based meme coins relating to the pope have increased in value. A pope-based meme coin called Francis went up by 115% as per data from GMGN.Ai. Newly launched meme coins representing the death of the pope include POPE, RIP POPE, and RIP.