Trump-Inspired Memecoins Crash 30% After Rumors Of Trumps Official Token Launch

The crypto industry has been a crucial topic in the electoral campaign for the November US presidential elections. This year, presidential candidates have embraced cryptocurrencies to obtain the industrys support. As a result, the community has capitalized on the momentum with Memecoins.

An Official DJT Token?

On Monday, Pirate Wires X account announced the launch of an alleged official Trump Coin. According to the report, the token is supposedly led by Trumps 18-year-old son, Barron Trump. Per conversations, Trump is Launching an official token $DJT on Solana, Barron spearheading, read the post.

Mike Solana, CMO at Founders Fund and editor-in-chief at Pirates Wires, shared a smart contract address seemingly linked to the token. Additionally, he stated he was just reporting on what he knew via sources and that he didnt speak with Trump directly.

Similarly, Martin Shkreli claimed the DJT token is real on an X Space. He later maintained his position, highlighting the confirmation from a friend of Barron Trump. In a post, the 17-year-old stated, $DJT IS THE ONLY REAL TRUMP TOKEN.

Barron Trumps best friend confirms DJTs authenticity. Source: Martin Shkreli on X

However, the crypto community remains skeptical about the authenticity of the memecoin. Several users highlighted various red flags surrounding the official token, including the DJTs X Account.

A user pointed out that the official X account has a strange following list. This list includes the controversial figure Andrew Tate, American streamer Adin Ross, and Shkreli.

Moreover, crypto analytics firm Bubblemaps revealed that 67% of the tokens supply was in one cluster. Raydium Concentrated Liquidity is the largest holding, accounting for 43% of the supply.

Many community members expressed their concerns with humor. Some users suggested that serial scammer Sahil Arora, responsible for several celebrity memecoins rugs, orchestrated the token launch. Others wondered if the inconsistencies of the launch made it more or less likely that it was a business venture from the Trump family.

The crypto community shares memes about the token launch. Source: Quit on X

At the time of writing, no official sources have confirmed Trumps involvement with the DJT token.

Trump Memecoins Plummet

Over a month ago, the former US president declared he was fine with cryptocurrencies and wanted to make it a solid industry with clear regulations. At the time, Trump-inspired memecoins soared over 63% following his declarations. Additionally, the PolitiFi sector surged, with tokens like BODEN increasing by nearly 30%.

Nonetheless, the story is different this time as the rumors of an official Trump token negatively impacted the performance of the memecoins. The PolitFi tokens report a 30% decline in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization of $1.03 billion.

Trump-related tokens took the biggest hit in the sector. Many dropped between 20% and 30% on the last day. MAGA (TRUMP), the largest token related to the former US president, saw its price decline by nearly 50% in four hours.