Late Queen Elizabeth II Sparks Influx of Meme Coins and NFTs
The death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, on Thursday hit Britain hard, as the pound fell, inflation rose, and a new prime minister was elected. Despite this, crypto degens continue to create NFT pictures, caricatures, artwork, and meme coins of the late king. Over the last 24 hours, more than 40 crypto coins have appeared on decentralized exchanges on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and Ethereum, with names like “RIP Queen Elizabeth,” “Queen Elizabeth Inu,” “God Save The Queen,” “Queen Doge,” “Elizabeth II,” and “London Bridge Is Down.” The “Rise Of The King” token, named after the Queens successor King Charles, has risen about 2,000% since its inception on Friday and is presently trending on Dex Screener, which maps prominent digital assets on Ethereum-powered Uniswap. Over the last 24 hours, the Elizabeth token has witnessed $6.1 million in transaction volume on BSC-based PancakeSwap. The majority of the projects have negligible liquidity, which may imply the possibility of short-term pump and dumps – thus would-be traders should exercise cautious. NFT communities pay respects — in their own way The RIP Queen Elizabeth II “memorial” collection debuted on OpenSea with 522 items and has had the highest activity among Queen-related NFTs on the