Today, April 21st, Pope Francis’ death was known at the age of 88.
“Dear brothers and sisters, in deep pain, I must announce the death of my holy father Francis. This morning, at 7:35, the Bishop of Francis returned to his father’s house,” said Farrell.
It should be remembered that the Pope recently left his 38-day hospitalization due to severe pneumonia, who was discharged from the hospital on March 23rd. According to Vatican sources, his health was delicate and he faced two important episodes a year.
Despite his recovery, the Pope briefly attended Easter Mass this Sunday, directing his congratulations “Arbiet Orbi” from the balcony of the basilica, sending a message of freedom of thinking and tolerance.
Thousands of people gathered at Plaza de San Pedro and saw it to see it after weeks of uncertainty about their health.
However, within 24 hours of Mass his death was known.
News that creates a strong shock around the world, It will influencing cryptocurrency memes paying homage to Pope Francis.
Some of these assets were over 500%, according to data from Dextools.
It is important to make it clear that some of these memokines were created after Francis’ death was confirmed.
However, it also recorded the longest price increase. For example, Solana Red’s memocoin, the Holy Pope (Pope), has increased by 80% over the past 24 hours.
This climb is a token based on the Pope. They have a low market capitalizationwhich makes them particularly sensitive to market movements. This can cause sudden changes in prices, both up and down.
The market capitalization of a cryptocurrency reflects the total value of tokens calculated by multiplying each by the amount of circulation. It is an important metric for assessing the size and location of assets in the market.
In the case of the Pope, its market capitalization is only $2,560, allowing it to experience dramatic fluctuations in its prices in a short period of time.
As explained in the Cryptopedia, Cryptootic Educational section, MemeCoins are active inspired by internet memes, public characters, or current events. They don’t solve the problem, and therefore They are used only for financial inference.
Memokines related to Pope Francis show how news affects the value of digital assets without a solid foundation.
As reported by Cryptootics, this phenomenon also occurred in the midst of uncertainty generated by hospitalization in February 2025. At the time, the market reacted negatively, and perceptions of its improvement caused a rebound in price.
This episode is a different sample Risks associated with investing in memes cryptocurrencythe increase and fall can be equally rapid.
