🚀 Trump Coin ETF Trust Goes Live in Delaware as TRUMP Surges 10%+

Wall Street meets meme politics—again. The newly registered Canary’s Trump Coin ETF Trust just dropped in Delaware, and the TRUMP token is already riding a double-digit rally. Who said irony was dead in crypto?

The ETF Playbook Gets a Red Hat

Delaware’s corporate haven adds another controversial ticker to its roster. The Trump Coin ETF Trust—yes, really—joins the parade of niche funds betting on politicized assets. Meanwhile, TRUMP’s 10%+ pump suggests traders either believe in the meme or just love volatility theater.

Pump First, Ask Questions Later

No prospectus? No problem. The crypto crowd’s buying first and reading never—classic ‘number go up’ logic. Bonus jab: At least this ETF won’t charge 2% fees for underperforming the S&P 500.

Is a Trump Coin ETF coming?

The Delaware registration doesn’t guarantee the ETF will launch, but it marks an important first step toward making it a reality.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said Canary seems to be lining up the first Trump Coin ETF under the ’33 Act, a different route from the ’40 Act filings that Tuttle Capital has made for its Trump and Melania coin ETFs.

The ’33 Act setup is usually used for crypto ETFs built around a single asset, where the fund holds the token itself instead of a mix of different coins.

Earlier this year, Osprey Funds and REX Shares also disclosed plans for a TRUMP ETF, filing their proposals in January.

What’s next?

By registering a statutory trust in Delaware, Canary establishes the legal entity that WOULD hold the ETF’s assets and issue shares to investors.

After creating the statutory trust, the next major step would be filing an S-1 registration statement with the SEC under the ’33 Act. 

Even if Canary files the S-1 promptly, approval could take months. Recent spot crypto ETFs — including those for Bitcoin and ethereum — faced long review periods and significant negotiations over market surveillance, pricing benchmarks, and redemption mechanisms.

Given the token’s relatively short trading history and memecoin volatility profile, approval of a Trump Coin ETF may face some hiccups.

Canary has also filed for an ETF tracking another meme coin, PENGU.

Official Trump token rallies

According to market data, the Official Trump (TRUMP) has a market capitalization of about $1.9 billion. It is the sixth-largest memecoin by market cap that has seen considerable speculative trading activity.

After reports of the Delaware registration surfaced, TRUMP rallied over 10% to a multi-week high of $10.13, but was still trading over 86% below its all-time high of $73.43 hit back in January after its launch.