From Dogecoin to $Trump: everything you need know about the wild world of meme coins

Photo caption: Trump’s meme coin soared from $7 to $75 in one day. Photo credit: Omar Marques / SOPA Images / REX / Shutterstock. Article by Victoria Turk. The Guardian – February 9, 2025.

Three days before his inauguration as US president, Donald Trump made an unusual move. He launched $Trump, a so-called meme coin that fans and speculators could buy in the hopes it would gain value. Initially, $Trump soared from a value of $7 to $75 per coin in a day, according to crypto price-tracking website CoinMarketCap. Two days later, it dropped […]

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