TRUMP Token Plummets 90% in Market Collapse, Erasing $2 Billion Valuation
The TRUMP token experienced a catastrophic 90% drop in value on April 20, 2025, resulting in a staggering $2 billion loss for investors. This sudden market crash has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community, raising questions about the token’s underlying stability and market dynamics. Analysts are now examining potential causes including liquidity issues, whale movements, or broader market contagion effects. The event serves as a stark reminder of the extreme volatility inherent in meme-based digital assets, particularly those tied to political figures or speculative narratives.
In brief
- Unlocking of 40 million $TRUMP tokens, equivalent to 20% of the circulating supply.
- The token price drops to $8, far from the $73.43 peak.
- Entities linked to Trump hold 80% of the total token supply.
- Experts raise ethical concerns regarding the project’s political and financial implications.
TRUMP: a blazing launch, an equally rapid fall
On January 19, 2025, the $TRUMP token reached. At the time, Donald Trump was preparing to become president again, and his enthusiasm for cryptos was undeniable. “I LOVE $TRUMP – SO COOL!!!“, he wrote on Truth Social. The effect was immediate: euphoria took over the markets, wallets swelled, and traders were already talking about a future dominated by presidential tokens.
But on April 18, the shock was cold:. The price collapsed. In one day, the token’s value dropped to less than $8. Worse, this release represents only. More waves of unlocking are planned… enough to shake the remaining holders.
Behind the scenes: a murky and very familial structure
This token is also a family affair. Two entities hold 80% of the supply:and. Don’t recognize those names? Not surprising. They are directly linked to the Trump universe. CIC Digital belongs to a trust controlled by the president’s children. Fight Fight Fight LLC, meanwhile, is co-managed by CIC Digital and a Wyoming-based company.
Even the name sounds like a campaign slogan shouted during an assassination attempt:
Fight! Fight! Fight!
All this remains remarkably opaque. According to Rob Hadick of Dragonfly:
It’s very strange to have six different groups of holders without knowing who is who.
Even in the somewhat opaque memecoin world, this one sets records for organizational fog. The developers have already pocketed, mostly through setting upallowing them to sell their tokens in USDC.
And while investors lose $2 billion, insiders quietly make their moves.
A presidential crypto strategy? Between boldness and conflict of interest
Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump positions himself as a crypto champion. He creates a, signs decrees to regulate the sector, and actively promotes projects linked to his family. A presidential initiative to regulate… while profiting?
“Absolutely a conflict of interest“, says Ann Koppuzha, a business law professor. Hard to argue with her.
The administration claims everything is overseen by an ethical lawyer. But seriously: when your name is on the token and you sign laws that can boost its price, you need some nerve to assert that everything is neutral.
The strategy behind TRUMP seems built to last.. Tokens will be released in several waves, with hundreds of thousands per day at certain times. This could maintain… unless investors decide to flee en masse before the next wave.
In crypto, nothing is ever set in stone. While memecoins have shown a surprising ability to be reborn, $TRUMP will this time have to convince beyond the presidential image. The next big question: how far can decentralized finance be politicized without losing all credibility?
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