The cryptocurrency subject went by way of a wild trip all through the previous 24 hours, witnessing the first-ever launch of a meme coin by a president of a rustic. And we’re not speaking about simply any nation; we’re speaking about the USA of America.
Donald Trump pushed his TRUMP meme coin, which exploded and in lower than two days grew to become one of many largest cryptocurrencies, reaching billions of {dollars} price of complete market capitalization. Now, nevertheless, the token plunged massively, shedding greater than 50% in lower than a few hours.
Apparently sufficient, Donald Trump isn’t the one member of the household launching cash. His spouse Melania Trump simply introduced hers.
The Official Melania Meme is reside!
You should purchase $MELANIA now. https://t.co/8FXvlMBhVf
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— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) January 19, 2025
Trump’s official X account reposted the announcement. It seems she’s following an identical playbook as a result of over 88% of the availability is held by a single pockets, in accordance with knowledge from Dexscreener. On the time of this writing, the token is buying and selling at round $4 and a $4 billion market cap.