Luce
| Luce | |
|---|---|
| Token | |
| Ticker | $LUCE |
| Contract | CBdC…pump |
| Chain | Solana |
| Launched | 2024-10-28 |
| Launchpad | pump.fun |
| Status | Active |
| Also known as | LUCE Official Mascot of the Holy Year Vatican coin Jubilee mascot coin |
| Market | |
| Price | — |
| Market cap | — |
| Liquidity | — |
| Volume (24h) | — |
| Change (1h) | — |
| Change (24h) | — |
| Links | |
| DEX Screener · Birdeye · GMGN · Solscan · pump.fun | |
Luce (ticker LUCE) is an unofficial Solana memecoin named after Luce, the mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee, created on pump.fun within hours of the mascot's unveiling on 28 October 2024.[1] It passed an $80 million market cap within two days.[1]
Lore[edit]
The Vatican's jubilee organiser, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, presented the mascot at a news conference on 28 October 2024.[2] It was designed by Italian artist Simone Legno, owner of the company tokidoki; "luce" is Italian for "light", and the character wears a yellow raincoat and muddy boots and carries a pilgrim's staff.[2] The mascot spread online through Catholic memes and fan art, and the token's market cap passed $50 million in its first week.[2]
LUCE went from the pump.fun home page to more than $80 million in market cap within two days.[1] By 19 November 2024 it had the ninth-largest market cap of any pump.fun token, and Bybit had listed a LUCE perpetual future with up to 12.5x leverage in its Innovation Zone.[1] The token peaked at about $0.30 in November 2024.[3]
After Pope Francis died on 21 April 2025, LUCE rose about 45% in a day to $0.013, with 24-hour volume up from $5 million to $60.27 million; it had about 44,800 holders and remained about 95% below its peak.[3]
Timeline[edit]
- 2024-10-28: Vatican unveils the Luce mascot; LUCE is created on pump.fun[1][2]
- 2024-10-30: market cap passes $80 million[1]
- 2024-11-19: Bybit lists LUCE perpetual futures and runs a spot-listing vote[1]
- 2025-04-21: Pope Francis dies; LUCE volume rises twelvefold[3]
Controversies[edit]
The token is not affiliated with the Vatican and carries an "unaffiliated and unofficial" warning.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Catholic Church-Inspired Meme Coin Luce Blesses Traders With Righteous Gains, Decrypt, 2024-11-19
- ^ Vatican's anime-style mascot Luce goes viral on internet with Catholic memes, fan art, EWTN News (Catholic News Agency), 2024-11-03
- ^ Unofficial Catholic Meme Coin LUCE Surges as Bettors Wager On Next Pope, Decrypt, 2025-04-22