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Nearly One Million Lose $3.8 Billion on Trump Memecoin as Token Collapses

Nansen's blockchain analysis shows insiders took large payouts causing multibillion-dollar retail losses.

Overview

  • The Nansen report, published Monday, found 988,905 accounts lost about $3.8 billion after the $TRUMP token fell roughly 98% from its peak to about $1.69.
  • President Trump reported receiving $636 million tied to the memecoin in his financial disclosure, a figure that analysts say represents a large insider payout.
  • Early buyers were driven by launch hype and real-world incentives such as exclusive dinners at a Trump club and Mar‑a‑Lago events that encouraged bigger purchases.
  • The SEC's stance not to treat memecoins as securities reduced regulatory constraints on the offering and left public-chain tracing as the main way to document who profited and who lost.
  • Beyond $TRUMP, reporting shows several Trump-linked ventures produced steep declines and concentrated losses for small investors, a pattern that raises conflict-of-interest questions and could prompt legal and political scrutiny.