Trump, meme coin and cryptocurrency

First-time crypto buyers face highest risks from Trump meme coin
Indeed, the traders most affected by the erosion of the token’s value remain first-time investors. “These are largely new retail buyers,” said the blockchain analytics firm
Trump launches his own ‘meme coin’: What it means for crypto industry
Days before his inauguration, President Donald Trump unveiled his own cryptocurrency called $TRUMP. The move raised eyebrows among experts in the field as it may entail a conflict of interest or undermine the adoption of the emerging technology.
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.
Coin of the Trump realm is crypto: Melania Trump mints her own billion-dollar meme coin
Now there's a $MELANIA meme coin to go with the $TRUMP cryptocurrency meme coin. Both coin prices rose to generate billions of dollars.
With Trump digital coins, billions of dollars — and crypto's credibility — are at stake
Trump- and Melania-themed digital tokens minted billions on paper for the first family while raising conflict-of-interest and foreign influence concerns.
Trump’s embrace of meme coin sours mood in crypto industry
President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an effort to legitimize digital assets.
Trump mints $31 billion with new official $TRUMP crypto meme coin
The new $TRUMP meme coin – a type of cryptocurrency – launched Friday night with posts on Trump's Truth Social social media platform and on X, the social network previously known as Twitter. According to the coin's website, gettrumpmemes.com, there are 200 million $TRUMP coins available now, with plans to have 1 billion over the next three years.
Trump's new crypto coin sparks ethics concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump's launch of a crypto token shortly before his inauguration on Monday creates new conflict-of-interest concerns, ethics experts and industry insiders said.
Trump meme coins get mixed response from the crypto industry
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both launched meme coins on Monday, but experts say they may not be reliable investments.
$TRUMP speculative crypto meme coin rises 600% overnight
President-elect Donald Trump launched the $TRUMP crypto meme coin, which generated more than $6.27 billion in market capitalization, a 600% rise in one day.
Trump faces crypto world backlash after launch of meme coin
President Trump is facing backlash after he and first lady Melania Trump launched two cryptocurrency tokens just days before his inauguration. While the move sparked predictable criticism from political opponents,
Coinbase appointed Trump's co-campaign manager as an advisor, just after its CEO said the president's return was a 'new day' for crypto
Coinbase added Kyrsten Sinema, Chris LaCivita, Bill Dudley, and Luis Alberto Moreno to its global advisory council and hailed ...
Leak Reveals Trump Feared To Be Fueling A ‘Dangerous’ Bitcoin And Crypto Price Bubble
A leaked Elliott Management letter to investors reveals the hedge fund’s managers fear Trump is stoking a unprecedented ...
Solana soars in January after President Trump sparks meme coin frenzy: CNBC Crypto World
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, bitcoin and Solana's SOL token rise in January after President Trump's crypto ...
Elon Musk’s father’s ‘Musk It’ memecoin jumps 350%, beats Dogecoin, Shiba Inu
Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, launches the Musk It (MUSKIT) memecoin, surging 355% in a day and outperforming Dogecoin and ...
Was $TRUMP A Boost Or A Blow To Crypto’s Reputation?
One of the most defining political figures, President Trump, launched his own memecoin. What does it mean for the crypto space?
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'This is bad': MAGA voters slam Trump-themed coins as 'pump-and-dump scam'
President Donald Trump was joined by a who's-who of tech CEOs on Inauguration Day 2025, including X.com's Elon Musk, Amazon's ...
Trump takes flurry of executive actions favorable to crypto industry
Many of the executive actions related to bitcoin and crypto were wish-list items the industry has been pushing for.
In Crypto We Trust: What The Trump Administration Means For Crypto
Last week’s Executive Order on digital financial technology cut a decisive path and set the course for U.S. crypto policy to be put into law. For many, it offers trust.