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Trump memecoin investors lose $3.8B as Trump profits $636M

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President Donald Trump has profited significantly from a memecoin bearing his name, reportedly earning $636 million from the $TRUMP token alone. While Trump and his organization affiliates, who control a large portion of the token supply, have seen substantial gains, the majority of the nearly one million investors who bought the coin have suffered collective losses exceeding $3.8 billion. The memecoin's value has plummeted by 97% from its peak, illustrating a common pattern where early buyers and insiders profit while later retail investors incur steep losses. AI

IMPACT Highlights the speculative nature and risks associated with memecoins, particularly those leveraging public figures, impacting retail investor understanding of crypto assets.

RANK_REASON Article discusses financial outcomes of a memecoin associated with a political figure, focusing on investor losses and the figure's profits, rather than a new release or core AI research.

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Trump memecoin investors lose $3.8B as Trump profits $636M

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·

    Close to a million investors of the Trump memecoin lost a collective $3.8 billion, even as the president disclosed $636 million in earnings

    The president launched the $TRUMP coin just before his inauguration last January.

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