Similar to Pope Francis’s death, Pope Leo XIV’s election is another narrative for meme coins.
The new pope’s recent election on May 8, 2025, has seen an emergence of several Meme coins all linked with the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, which have achieved spectacular performance on the markets. The scenario is an extension of the earlier trend that occurred when the demise of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, triggered an increase of relevant meme coins, according to an article published in the MEVx blog, which portrayed the link among worldwide happenings and crypto markets.
Pope Leo XIV ($Pope Leo XIV)
One of the tokens, Pope Leo XIV ($Pope Leo XIV), with contract address TTTpMsuQ1ic6zQrmf3mKqjcZzyHb4ugdNRq9vyvpump, recently hit an all-time high (ATH) market capitalization of $74.1 million with the trading volume over the past 24 hours at $23.3 million as of May 9, 2025. The token’s theme is centered around global interest in the new pope, following the trend of crypto markets responding to high-profile events.
Robert Francis Prevost ($POPE)
Yet another token, Robert Francis Prevost ($POPE), with contract address 3j11JP4ijPYwN3A22Njj2ssbS4fCWtJteMAaBJNxpump, takes inspiration from the pope’s birthname. It achieved an ATH market capitalization of $2.45 million, fueled by a 24-hour trading volume of $11.9 million. The growth of the token came after Prevost’s election as America’s first pope, an unprecedented move which sent the markets abuzz.
Pope Leo XIV ($267)
The third token, Pope LEO XIV ($267), with address 4fN2dYTpsyDe78srdLfEiCeH6fi74QSu8fZcFXzhpump, calls Pope Leo XIV the 267th Bishop of Rome. It carried an ATH market cap of $2.85 million and traded volume over the past 24-hour interval of $7.6 million. This token, too, relates its theme to the papal succession, consistent with other similar meme coins.
The death of Pope Francis earlier in 2025 already triggered holy-themed meme coins, with coins like $LUCE appreciating over 130% upon announcing the news. The recent papal succession of Pope Leo XIV has similarly impacted the crypto space. The coins show how significant religious events are influencing speculative activity, following the trend of meme coins being produced surrounding significant global occurrences.
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