DL News, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has attracted the attention of cryptocurrency users. After the insurance executive was murdered on December 4 and a large-scale search operation was launched by the police, bettors on the Polymarket cryptocurrency prediction platform invested $500,000. At the same time, the price of Meme coin related to the details of the search operation skyrocketed. A Meme coin named after the criminal suspect Luigi Mangione's name soared to a market value of $77 million, then fell to about $17 million (currently rising to $20.7 million). DL News stated that this Meme coin surge highlights the dark side of Meme culture.

Before Mangione's arrest, the most popular Meme coin related to the murder case was called Deny, and the token's market value had exceeded $3.4 million, but later fell to $836,000. In addition, Mangione's notoriety has extended beyond the cryptocurrency industry. Mark cups, hats, and holiday sweaters related to the case have been sold on shopping websites.