{"id":38785,"date":"2025-07-25T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=38785"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:18:06","slug":"tribute-or-quick-buck-ozzy-osbourne-and-hulk-hogan-meme-coins-pump-and-dump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=38785","title":{"rendered":"Tribute or Quick Buck? Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan Meme Coins Pump and Dump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speculative tokens named after the late celebrities have registered whopping price spikes before heading south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Innovative crypto participants often launch meme coins after notable figures pass away. Such was the case in 2022 when they flooded the market with Queen Elizabeth-themed tokens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-405885\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OzzyHulk_CB-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>More Memes Popping up<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier this week, the world lost two legends of music and show business: the vocalist of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and the WWE Hall of Famer, Hulk Hogan. While fans across the globe paid tribute to their legacy, some members of the crypto community used the opportunity to launch speculative tokens related to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One example is the Solana-based meme coin HULKAMANIA (HULK) which debuted on July 24 and at one point experienced a 4,700% price surge. Currently, the asset trades at around $0.0003074 (according to data aggregator DEXTools), representing a 1,300% increase on a daily scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405881\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-405881\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA.png\" alt=\"HULKAMANIA\" width=\"853\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA.png 1132w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HULKAMANIA-50x23.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HULKAMANIA, Source: dextools.io<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prior to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that, Ozzy The Otter (OZZY) \u2013 a meme coin related to the \u201cPrince of Darkness\u201d \u2013 also witnessed substantial price swings. The valuation skyrocketed by 180% to $0.00003260 on July 22 before heading south just as dramatically mere hours later. As of this writing, it hovers around $0.00001337, or a 60% decline from the peak.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405882\" style=\"width: 833px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-405882\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY.png\" alt=\"OZZY Price\" width=\"833\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY.png 1131w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OZZY-50x24.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OZZY Price, Source: dextools.io<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meme coin creators often exploit the deaths of famous people, capitalizing on the surge of public interest. They create speculative tokens related to late celebrities, hoping to trigger a FOMO effect among traders, which can quickly push prices up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">People should tread carefully and research the matter thoroughly, as these coins don\u2019t have real utility and are typically extremely volatile. Additionally, some members of the crypto community stand firmly against the launch of meme coins after famous people who have passed away, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabyAlerts7\/status\/1948447719510376638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">describing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the move as immoral and even \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not the First Time<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The passing of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the British<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 also <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">gave<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> inventive participants in the crypto industry <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the same<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hours after the news of her death, several speculative tokens including \u201cQueen Elizabeth Inu,\u201d \u201cQueen Doge,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cGod Save The Queen,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLondon Bridge Is Down,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cQueen Grow,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRip Queen Elizabeth,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cElizabeth II,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and \u201cQueen Inu II<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/multiple-queen-elizabeth-memecoins-popped-hours-after-her-passing\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"> popped up<\/a> on some decentralized blockchain ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The prices of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the aforementioned<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> initially pumped hard but later retraced to virtually zero. Somewhat expected, the launch of the meme coins created controversy in the space. The X user ThreadGuy <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notthreadguy\/status\/1567949312469917698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">argued<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that anyone who tries to make profits from Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death deserves to go to hell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/tribute-or-quick-buck-ozzy-osbourne-and-hulk-hogan-meme-coins-pump-and-dump\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tribute or Quick Buck? 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More Memes Popping up Earlier this week, the world lost two legends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-38785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}