{"id":35160,"date":"2025-01-20T09:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=35160"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:43:52","slug":"donald-trumps-memecoin-drops-38-as-melania-launches-her-own-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/donald-trumps-memecoin-drops-38-as-melania-launches-her-own-token\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s Memecoin Drops 38% as Melania Launches Her Own Token"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump launched a memecoin after Donald Trump\u2019s <strong>TRUMP<\/strong> token peaked at <strong>$15 billion<\/strong> and then dropped nearly <strong>40%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/donald-trumps-memecoin-drops-38-as-melania-launches-her-own-token\/#TRUMP_Token_Loses_38\" title=\"TRUMP Token Loses 38%\">TRUMP Token Loses 38%<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/donald-trumps-memecoin-drops-38-as-melania-launches-her-own-token\/#MELANIA_Tokens_Distribution\" title=\"MELANIA Token\u2019s Distribution\">MELANIA Token\u2019s Distribution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/donald-trumps-memecoin-drops-38-as-melania-launches-her-own-token\/#Rug_Pull_Unlikely\" title=\"Rug Pull Unlikely\">Rug Pull Unlikely<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TRUMP_Token_Loses_38\"><\/span>TRUMP Token Loses 38%<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The controversial memecoin of <strong>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump<\/strong> dropped <strong>38%<\/strong> after his wife, Melania Trump, launched her own token. The memecoin, named <strong>MELANIA<\/strong>, reached a market cap of <strong>$6 billion<\/strong> in just two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump promoted <strong>MELANIA<\/strong> on X (formerly Twitter) on Jan. 19, and the post was also shared by Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/melania-trump.png\" alt=\"melania\" width=\"475\" height=\"692\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Data from <strong>DEXScreener<\/strong> shows that over <strong>45,000 wallets<\/strong> purchased the token, pushing its total market cap to <strong>$6.14 billion<\/strong> shortly after its launch.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>You Might Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/elon-musk-shared-that-memecoin-flew-up-500\/\">Elon Musk Shared, That Memecoin Flew: Up 500%!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s <strong>TRUMP<\/strong> token saw <strong>$5 billion wiped off<\/strong> its market cap, dropping in price from <strong>$74.6 to $45.9<\/strong> within 40 minutes, according to CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MELANIA_Tokens_Distribution\"><\/span>MELANIA Token\u2019s Distribution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the MELANIA token website shared by Melania Trump:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>35%<\/strong> is allocated to the team,<\/li>\n<li><strong>20%<\/strong> to treasury and community,<\/li>\n<li><strong>15%<\/strong> for public sale,<\/li>\n<li><strong>10%<\/strong> for liquidity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, blockchain analytics platform <strong>Bubblemaps<\/strong> claimed in a Jan. 19 post that nearly <strong>90% of the supply<\/strong> resides in a single wallet, contradicting the stated distribution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145901\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/melania-trump-1.png\" alt=\"melania\" width=\"637\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rug_Pull_Unlikely\"><\/span>Rug Pull Unlikely<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Coinbase<\/strong> executive <strong>Conor Grogan<\/strong> said that MELANIA is unlikely to be a <strong>rug pull<\/strong> but noted it appears less professionally managed compared to TRUMP.<\/p>\n<p>Grogan pointed out that MELANIA\u2019s creator wallet was funded via the <strong>Solana<\/strong> memecoin launchpad <strong>pump.fun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous crypto developer <strong>&#8220;cygaar&#8221;<\/strong> added that the MELANIA website was created on Jan. 18, lacks cybersecurity measures, and features poorly written frontend code.<\/p>\n<p>The intellectual property rights to <strong>melaniameme.com<\/strong>, used to launch MELANIA, are held by <strong>MKT World LLC<\/strong>, a company Melania Trump established in 2021. The firm shares an address with the <strong>Trump International Golf Club<\/strong>, according to Florida Department of State records. The memecoin launches occurred just one day before Donald Trump\u2019s <strong>Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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