Trump launches crypto memecoin days before inauguration

2025-01-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Trump launched a cryptocurrency memecoin right before his inauguration to make millions of dollars, then increased the value of those coins by signing executive orders making crypto a priority. He also launched a meme coin for Melania Trump.

Key Actors

Donald Trump Melania Trump

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trump-memecoin corruption trump-coin financial-conflicts market-manipulation crypto pay-for-access kleptocracy conflict-of-interest financial-corruption presidential-enrichment monetization memecoin melania-trump pump-and-dump ethics-violation

Sources (12)

100 Days of Corruption - Oversight Democrats Highlight 100 Conflicts of Interest (2025-05-02)
What to know about Trump cryptocurrency meme coins (2025-01-20)
Meme coins: Donald and Melania Trump launch cryptocurrency ahead of inauguration, raising serious ethics concerns (2025-01-20)
Why Trump's Meme Coins Have Alarmed Both Crypto Insiders And Legal Experts (2025-01-20)
Donald and Melania Trump debuted meme coins, TRUMP and Melania (2025-01-20)
Donald Trump and Melania Memecoins Criticized by Crypto Executives (2025-01-20)
President-elect Donald Trump's meme coin earns billions overnight (2025-01-19)
Trump launches meme coin, $TRUMP rises to $72 billion market cap overnight (2025-01-18)
Trump's crypto-frenzied inauguration weekend makes first family billions richer (2025-01-20)
Trump Memecoin Information Gaps in Crypto Finance (2025-01-20)
Warren Reads 100 Acts of Trump Corruption into Congressional Record (2025-04-29)
Trump launches official memecoin, sparking ethics concerns (2025-01-17)

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