Try GOLD - Free

Don crypto coin crash

Daily Star

|

August 26, 2025

REMEMBER when Donald Trump sneered at crypto as "possibly fake" and said he wasn't a "big fan"? Funny then how that all changed when he spotted a way to make a quick buck.

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

Enter $TRUMP, the president's very own meme coin, launched just days before his second inauguration. The coin rocketed to £55.70 faster than you could say “impeachment,” but has now crashed spectacularly.

The coin has tanked to £6.70, wiping out 88% of its value. Not bad for a side hustle disguised as a “meme.”

An investigation revealed the real deal a handful of insiders bought-in minutes before the public announcement and sold after the price jumped, pocketing nearly £74million.

MORE STORIES FROM Daily Star

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size