Whale Scores Big on TRUMP Token, Faces Loss on MELANIA

• A whale allocated $26 million to TRUMP and $22 million to MELANIA, showing contrasting outcomes.
• The whale’s funds originated from Crypto.com hot wallets, highlighting significant activity linked to meme tokens.

The debut of the Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania Meme (MELANIA) memecoins has become a major highlight, as both of which were raised and launched by the new US President, Donald Trump.

Data from GMGN indicates that a whale with the address A3Zc…m6Sg has invested in the TRUMP token with US$26 million, with an average price of US$23.81, therefore generating a profit of US$8.2 million.

Still, the whale lost US$10 million investing US$22 million in the MELANIA token at an average price of US$10.5. Hot wallet withdrawals on the Crypto.com platform are sources of the fund for this investment.

Debating the Impact of Trump’s Crypto Ventures 

Political watchers and the crypto community have debated Trump’s entry into the space. Given Trump’s enormous power as the new US president on economic and regulatory policies that could influence the market, the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens have sparked questions regarding a conflict of interest.

Not without its drawbacks, some detractors view Trump-made tokens as market exploitation, while his fans view them as a novel approach in Trump’s attempts to remain relevant in the crypto and financial sectors.

Actually, some analysts even refer to it as a high-risk action that might compromise the legitimacy of the crypto sector overall.

Crypto’s Influence on Wealth and Market Challenges 

Looking at the personal wealth arena, CNF previously reported that former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan indicated that crypto has lately become a big component of Trump’s net worth, therefore indicating a change in the manner the US president preserves his economic influence.

On the other hand, the volatility of these tokens amply illustrates the difficulties in the cryptocurrency market. Reflecting how near the major concerns are behind the significant and fast gain in value, the prices of the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens have reportedly dropped by more than 50% from their high in a few hours.

Furthermore causing debate in the crypto space is the 8-month detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria. At last, the detention was suspended for diplomatic and medical considerations.

As we previously reported, Gambaryan, with knowledge in cybercrime and digital assets, has been recommended for key posts in the United States, including head of the FBI’s cyber division and head of the SEC’s crypto section.

Criticism and Support for TRUMP and MELANIA Tokens

These days, some well-known crypto personalities have also criticised the existence of the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens. Renowned Bitcoin investor Erik Voorhees termed the action “stupid and embarrassing.”

Even some Trump supporters believe that the launch of these tokens was done hurriedly without a clear long-term strategy. For instance, the MELANIA token, which launched just 48 hours following the TRUMP token, reveals the lack of maturity in the approach underlying token development.

Still, Trump fans consider the launch of this token as a creative approach to link Trump with the younger generation, who are more and more fascinated in digital assets.

These tokens are also considered as a means of diversifying Trump’s holdings among growing crypto market competition. On the other hand, criticism of this action has really pushed a more general conversation on crypto market regulation and investor protection.