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Jan 20, 2025 Donald Trump launched and promoted the $TRUMP cryptocurrency and related Trump family tokens Corroborated Economic Structure
The venture tied presidential influence to a speculative asset, raising conflict-of-interest and corruption risks by letting political favor and private gain overlap.
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- Trump Launches Cryptocurrency — President-Elect Donald Trump launched a new cryptocurrency, a "memecoin," which reportedly made him over $50 billion on paper.
- Trump Promotes Personal Crypto Tokens — On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, which reportedly made over $50 billion on paper within two days.
- Implications of memecoins as payment technology — On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, which reportedly made over $50 billion shortly after its introduction.
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