Trump Memecoin Made 1 Million Cry...Early Buyers Profit '4 Billion Dollars'

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While approximately 1 million buyers of Official Trump (TRUMP) incurred losses of $3.81 billion, early investors reaped profits of approximately $4 billion, once again revealing the typical boom-and-bust structure of the memecoin market.

According to crypto media outlet BeInCrypto on July 4 (local time), blockchain analytics firm Nansen tracked approximately 1.48 million wallets that purchased Official Trump. Among these, just under 500,000 wallets realized approximately $4 billion in profit, while 988,905 wallets were in a loss state, including unrealized losses. This means approximately 2 out of 3 buyers incurred losses.

Official Trump was launched on January 17, 2025, three days before Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration. The price started below $1, surged to an all-time high of $73.43 in two days, and its market capitalization once approached $15 billion. BeInCrypto analyzed that early investors who entered during the initial surge realized profits, while late-joining retail investors bore the brunt of the declining volume.

Separate from the sharp drop in token price, transaction fees continued to accumulate in creator-linked wallets. Chainalysis tracked that over $324 million in fees flowed into these wallets in the months following the launch. Trump's 2025 financial disclosure statements listed $636 million in profits from memecoins, with royalties passing through CIC Digital, a Trump-linked entity behind the token.

Legal protections were also limited. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated in February 2025 that it does not view memecoins as securities, placing this market outside its supervisory scope. Economist Peter Schiff criticized Official Trump, calling it "not a real investment, but a way to buy access to the president." The White House maintains that there is no conflict of interest and that the President acts for the public good.

Official Trump recorded an all-time low of $1.5 in early June, and its market capitalization shrank to approximately $424 million, pushing it down to around 115th place. BeInCrypto assessed that while the political brand attracted much more attention than typical memecoins, it could not change the boom-and-bust formula of speculative tokens.

[Article Key Summary]

-According to Nansen's aggregation, 988,905 Official Trump buyer wallets were in a total loss state of $3.81 billion.

-Just under 500,000 early investor wallets realized approximately $4 billion in profit, and over $324 million in fees flowed into creator-linked wallets.

-BeInCrypto assessed that despite its political brand, Official Trump repeated the boom-and-bust structure of existing memecoins.

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