PANews reported on December 11 that according to DL News, the suspect in the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has attracted the attention of cryptocurrency users. After the insurance executive was murdered on December 4 and the police launched a large-scale manhunt, bettors on a crypto prediction platform invested $500,000 in the platform. At the same time, the price of Meme coins related to the details of the manhunt soared. The market value of a Meme coin named after the suspect Luigi Mangione soared to $77 million, and then fell to about $17 million (currently back to $27.5 million).

While some have commented that Meme coins are the best source of news, the media commented that the themes of this type of Meme coin are darker. In addition, Mangione's notoriety has extended beyond the cryptocurrency field. Mugs, hats and holiday sweaters related to the case have been sold on shopping websites.