In January 2025, the most high-profile cryptocurrency event was the token called TRUMP issued by former US President Trump. The coin reached a market cap of $80 billion at its peak and significantly impacted the liquidity of other meme coins in the market. As of now, the price of the TRUMP token remains around $40.
Although this model is difficult to replicate directly because not everyone has such social status and influence, the success of the TRUMP token provides some Observe investment trends and market reactions. Investors can learn how to evaluate celebrity-related cryptoassets and understand market acceptance of such projects.
Early period: TRUMP release details at a glance
2024 December March 21: The domain name gettrumpmemes.com is purchased.
January 17, 2025: Initial minting.
January 18, 2025: Create a DEX trading pair around 10 a.m. and start trading.
20 minutes later, Trump announced the launch of his personal Meme currency TRUMP in a post on his truth social social account.
45 minutes later, Trump issued an official tweet to emphasize again.
January 18, 2025: At 12 a.m., TRUMP’s market value exceeded $8 billion in just 2 hours.
January 18, 2025: In the evening, Trump’s eldest son Eric Trump issued an article confirming the “legitimacy” of TRUMP.
This is an important information point about TRUMP on the first day of release, but even so, each information point has different interpretations.
For example, when Trump first announced the news on his truth social social account, many media or KOLs would prompt the risk of "possible account hacking", which is also It puts many people off. However, some KOL analysts said that when he saw the news, he still clicked on the official website of gettrumpmemes.com to check. According to the website, the initial purchase of TRUMP needs to be made through Moonshot, which supports traditional payments such as Apple Pay, Visa, Mastercard, and Venmo. methods as well as cryptocurrency payment methods such as USDC and SOL. His first reaction was not to suspect that this was a phishing website, because the website could jump to Moonshot. He believed that a bastard or a fake Meme would not be able to convince Moonshot to list it, so he bought TRUMP based on this detail.
Secondly, after Trump’s accounts on both platforms have confirmed its authenticity, people who get on the bus will think that the market value is too high and the currency price is too high. TRUMP will retrace after breaking through $10, which has also caused a considerable number of people to get off the bus "just in time" after getting on the bus.
Mid-term: "Extremely fast" listing on mainstream exchanges, king of Meme treatment
As one of the first trading platforms to list TRUMP, Moonshot also saw a surge in users during this wave of craze. On January 18, the number of new users in a single day reached 400,000, and the number of daily active users exceeded the 1 million mark. In addition, mainstream centralized exchanges have listed TRUMP one after another from January 18th to January 19th. The listing speed and scale are among the best among many well-known Memes.
Huobi’s announcement on the launch of TRUMP spot trading: 5:40 pm on January 18, 2025 (UTC+8)
Bitget's announcement about the launch of TRUMP spot trading: 6:40 pm on January 18, 2025 (UTC+8)
BitMart’s announcement on the launch of TRUMP spot trading: 23:00 pm on January 18, 2025 (UTC+8)
OUYI’s announcement on the launch of TRUMP spot trading : January 19, 2025 1:00 pm (UTC+8)
Binance’s announcement on the launch of TRUMP spot trading: January 19, 2025 afternoon 4:30 (UTC+8)
Later period: After hindsight, the official website actually has a class action exemption clause
On the first day that TRUMP was launched, everyone focused on the currency price and market value performance. It was not until the second day that someone discovered the "disclaimer" on the official website.
Includes class action waiver provision in TRUMP coin purchase terms. The terms read: "To the extent permitted by law, investors participating in the purchase agree not to initiate, join or participate in any class action lawsuit with respect to any claim, dispute or controversy brought by any insured. Investors agree to enter injunctive relief to Stop such litigation or remove yourself as a participant in the litigation. Investors agree to pay the attorneys' fees and litigation costs incurred by any insured in seeking such relief. This provision prevents Investors from filing, joining, or participating in a class action lawsuit: (i) ) does not constitute a waiver of any right or remedy that an investor may have to pursue claims on an individual basis, nor does it constitute a waiver of a class action in binding arbitration as set forth above; (ii) is a separate agreement on which an investor may first access the Site. Provide written notice of decision within thirty (30) days to opt out of these dispute resolution provisions. ”
The core content of the provision is that the purchaser shall not initiate a TRUMP. Or participate in a class action lawsuit, so that token issuers can avoid many risks, indicating that TRUMP has made adequate preparations before issuance.
In addition, the total supply of TRUMP is 1 billion, but only 200 million will be in circulation at the beginning of creation, and the remaining 800 million belong to the Trump Group Its subsidiaries, CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC, will be gradually unlocked over the next three years. However, with this highly centralized economic model, once there is negative news in the market, the issuer may use the large number of tokens it holds to manipulate the market, triggering a price plunge, and ordinary investors will suffer heavy losses. Even though there are so many "overlord clauses", once TRUMP is an officially certified token by Trump, it will be enough to set off a huge wave.
Solana takes over the fortune, and the currency price breaks through a record high
TRUMP has not only allowed many people to accumulate wealth, but it has also further enhanced the value of Solana. Since TRUMP chose to issue the Solana network, which has a stronger meme atmosphere, instead of choosing Ethereum, the market initially interpreted this as the president had "appointed" Solana and Ethereum as a "pill." Driven by this sentiment, SOL has surged sharply since TRUMP was launched, reaching as high as $295, breaking through to a new all-time high.
From the perspective of market performance, the successful issuance of TRUMP tokens in the Solana ecosystem has produced a significant Matthew effect. As mentioned above, the Moonshot platform created a transaction volume of US$400 million and a growth of more than 400,000 new users in just 12 hours, confirming Solana’s advantages in user experience and transaction efficiency, and more importantly, strengthening the market’s recognition of it. Recognized as the preferred issuance platform for emerging tokens. This increase in recognition is forming a virtuous cycle, attracting more project parties to choose Solana as a distribution platform.
Summary
Although TRUMP is "short, flat and fast" It is released as a meme, but there is obviously careful preparation behind it. The official website domain name, economic model, disclaimer, news confirmation, etc. all give this project better packaging. It is not only a bold attempt, but also an identity and a power that gives cryptocurrency more value. For investors, there are very few investment opportunities with such a high degree of certainty. If you fail in TRUMP, there is no need to be anxious. You can sum up your experience and wait for the next investment opportunity.