In the short history of crypto cons and scams, it's fair to say none have gained the notoriety of Donald Trump's spectacularly shady TRUMP coin. Soon after Trump launched his memecoin just days before his inauguration,

Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a large windfall from a venture that has seen tens of thousands of small traders lose money.

Donald Trump’s meme coin, TRUMP, has lost 75% of its value despite the former president’s enthusiastic promotion. According to CoinDesk,

Trump’s meme coin, $TRUMP, and Melania Trump’s coin, $MELANIA, plunged as the news agitated markets worldwide, according to Axios. $TRUMP — unveiled days before his inauguration — saw its value drop by 18% just over the last day. It's now down to $17.50 per token, compared to a peak of $72.62 the day before his swearing-in.

Now that there's both Official Trump (with the ticker TRUMP) and Official Melania Meme (with the ticker MELANIA) meme coins, both of which were launched recently on the Solana blockchain, people might be wondering which of the pair is the better bet.

Cryptocurrency prices took a hit from the prospect of a trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners, with some well-known digital assets and President Donald Trump’s own meme coin taking

The $Trump memecoin, launched by Donald Trump just a few days before stepping into the White House, raked in nearly $100 million in trading fees in under two weeks. Since then, tens of thousands of small traders have suffered losses.