Jude Bellingham just had one of those tournaments that makes you wonder if the rest of the pitch is playing a different sport. The Real Madrid midfielder scored five goals and added an assist across five matches for England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, helping his side advance through Group L with performances that had pundits running out of superlatives.
Crypto speculators, naturally, tried to bottle that lightning. It did not go well.
When hype meets the blockchain
Before the tournament kicked off across the US, Canada, and Mexico, someone launched an unofficial Solana-based meme token called $JUDE. The thesis was simple: Bellingham is one of the most marketable athletes on the planet, the World Cup would amplify his brand, and degens would pile in. For a brief, shining moment, the thesis worked. The token peaked at roughly $0.00062.
Then it cratered approximately 98% from that peak.
