• Memecoin traders discuss that hantavirus fears could trigger another crypto “supercycle.”
• A hantavirus-themed token called HANTA gained attention after being verified by Moonshot.
• WHO officials said the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID-19.

????Crypto traders are already turning hantavirus headlines into speculative memecoin trades after reports confirmed infections linked to a cruise ship.

????Several users on X openly posted that another global health scare could trigger a fresh “memecoin supercycle” similar to the surge in crypto activity during the COVID-19 era.

????X account tied to the Solana-based trading platform Moonshot claimed the hantavirus outbreak “will spark another memecoin supercycle.” Hours later, Moonshot verified a Pump Fun-created token called HANTA, built around AI-generated images of rats and viruses.

????Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik compared the current market setup to the 2020 pandemic cycle that helped fuel “DeFi summer.” He suggested a new outbreak cycle could create what he called an “agentic summer.”

????Other memecoin traders openly discussed the possibility of pandemic-driven trading volume returning to crypto markets. Some users posted that they hoped their HANTA-themed tokens would “go 100x” if global fear pushed more people online again.

????One trader wrote that “if a pandemic is what it takes to bring traders and volume back, then so be it.” Another claimed that even though they did not want another lockdown, COVID-level media coverage would likely send crypto trading activity “absolutely crazy.”

WHO Says Hantavirus Is Not Another COVID Situation

????Despite growing online speculation, health officials said the current hantavirus situation does not resemble the early spread of COVID-19.

???The World Health Organization said the public risk remains low and stressed that the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from influenza or coronavirus outbreaks.

????WHO infectious disease epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove said the virus requires close and prolonged contact between people instead of fast airborne transmission.

????The outbreak linked to the Argentina cruise ship reportedly infected five passengers, while another three cases remain under investigation. Three passengers later died from the infection.

????Hantavirus refers to a group of rodent-carried viruses. In severe cases, the infection can develop into hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, which carries a mortality rate as high as 50%.

????However, health officials emphasized that the virus has appeared before without reaching global pandemic levels.

Memecoin Traders Keep Chasing Viral Narratives

????The hantavirus speculation showed how quickly memecoin traders attach themselves to viral internet stories, regardless of the underlying subject.

????The same pattern recently appeared in South Korea after a wolf named Neukgu escaped from the O-World zoo in Daejeon.

????The roughly two-year-old wolf escaped after burrowing under a fence, triggering a large-scale search operation involving firefighters, police officers, military teams, drones, and thermal imaging systems.

????South Korean President Lee Jae Myung later posted online that he hoped Neukgu would return safely without any injuries to the public.

????The story quickly spread across social media platforms. Traders soon launched a memecoin called Neukgu on decentralized exchanges, including PumpSwap.

????Within 24 hours, the token reportedly reached trading volume between $140,000 and $150,000 as online communities treated the escaped wolf as a meme symbol of freedom and rebellion.

????The wolf itself remained uncaptured for days while authorities continued searching forests and nearby roads around Daejeon.

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