Meme Coins Started as a Joke. Trump Thinks They’re the Entire Point of Crypto
Crypto leaders are aghast that President Trump is launching meme coins as he enters office, undermining their industry with cheap gimmicks.
Crypto fans hoped Trump would make them legit. Then came the meme coins.
The launch of $TRUMP and $MELANIA crypto coins has disappointed some in the crypto industry, who fear they amplify the sector’s sillier and scammier side.
Trump and Melania Coins Shake Up Cryptocurrency World and Raise Ethical Concerns
President Donald Trump introduced his cryptocurrency just before his inauguration, the TRUMP coin, built on the Solana blockchain. Initially priced at around $3 per to
Why President Trump's meme coin is raising alarm bells
The launch of President Trump's meme token was met with mixed reactions among the crypto community. On one hand, Trump allied with crypto backers on the campaign trail, promising to cut back on legal challenges brought against crypto businesses and promote innovation in the United States.
Trump meme coins plummeted amid tariff turbulence
Donald Trump's fast-changing plans for tariffs not only upended markets around the globe — they also affected the meme coin industry he and his family have joined. The digital coins plummeted in value last weekend,
Trump's meme coin made nearly $100 million in trading fees, as small traders lost money
Entities behind President Donald Trump's crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money.
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President Trump's Solana Meme Coin Plunges 37% as Trade War Rocks Crypto Market
Donald Trump's Solana meme coin fell to the lowest price seen since just hours after launch. It's now the biggest loser in ...
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Pardoned by Trump, Founder of Silk Road Now Appears to Be Squandering Donations on Stupid Meme Coins
Pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht appears to be honoring a tradition in the world of crypto: losing money on doomed ...
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US President 'Pumps' His Plunging $TRUMP Meme Coin To No Avail
It remains to be seen whether the official coins of the president and his wife will recover once the broader crypto market begins an upward movement, especially with hopes still high for a ...
1 Huge New Reason Meme Coins Will Go Higher in 2025
But there's a new development that makes the growth of these tokens much more likely than not, at least in the near term. In ...
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Degens Are Flocking to These Solana Meme Coins Amid Crypto Market Turmoil
Meme coin traders have still found opportunities to flip a profit on these Solana meme coins amid major market turmoil.
Do meme coins belong in your long-term investment portfolio? You might be surprised
Prior to 2025, the idea of adding meme coins to a long-term investment portfolio would have sounded absurd. But then ...
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What bankers need to know about the Trump coin
President Donald Trump ventured into the crypto-sphere with a new coin released shortly before his inauguration. Like all alt coins, it is subject to volatility and uncertainty. Here’s what ...
Trump Media Or Trump Coin: Where Have Investors Lost More Money Since The 47th President Entered The White House?
What Happened: TRUMP Coin, which was launched ahead of Trump’s first day in office has declined by about 40.08% according to CoinMarketCap. Whereas, DJT has fallen by 13.96% in the same period, ...
No more pennies? 1-cent coins may be on the chopping block, Trump’s DOGE hints
In a post on X, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, took aim at the cost of minting the 1-cent coin, a price tag that’s increased 20% in the last ...
Crypto fans hoped Trump would make them legit before meme coins came
Trump’s new cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, is an example of what insiders call a meme coin - a digital token traded largely to ...