Insider Trading Allegations Surround MELANIA Memecoin Launch
Financial Times analysis reveals that a small group of traders profited nearly $100 million from Melania Trump’s MELANIA token within minutes of its market debut. On-chain data indicates two dozen wallets purchased $2.6 million worth of tokens less than three minutes before the official announcement on Truth Social.
The token’s price surge allowed rapid liquidation, with 81% of sales executed within 12 hours. This stands in contrast to Donald Trump’s TRUMP coin, launched two days earlier without similar pre-announcement activity. The MELANIA case highlights potential exploitation vulnerabilities in meme coin launches.