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The team behind the Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) token sold over $1.5 million worth of tokens in the past three days, even as the token’s price staged a 21% weekly recovery but remains 96% below its all-time high.
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According to blockchain data, the Melania token team sold $630,000 worth of tokens on April 26 and another $930,000 on April 28. Lookonchain flagged the sales, suggesting a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy, a method where a fixed amount is sold at regular intervals to minimize volatility impact.
MELANIA Token Recovers, but Risks Persist
While MELANIA token has risen over 21% this week, it is still trading far below its all-time high of $13.7, recorded on January 20 — the date of U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, per CoinMarketCap data.
Meanwhile, some large investors are betting against political-themed memecoins. A newly created whale wallet opened a 2x leveraged short position worth $1.33 million USDC against the Official Trump (TRUMP) token, indicating bearish sentiment.
Is the Memecoin Craze Fading?
Memecoins accounted for 27% of the global cryptocurrency narrative in Q1 2025, second only to AI tokens, according to a CoinGecko report. However, the underwhelming performance of the TRUMP token and a significant drop in Pump.fun activity — from 2.85 million to 1.44 million active wallets — suggest the memecoin supercycle might be winding down.
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