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Trump’s crypto-ligarchy

It will blow up in his face — and possibly take the financial system with it

Robert Reich
Jan 27, 2025
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Friends,

As of Friday, the Trumps’ cryptocurrency meme coins — the $TRUMP and $MELANIA cryptocurrency coins — had a combined market value of about $6 billion.

Days before taking the oath of office, Trump announced on his social media platform the creation of the $TRUMP coin, featuring Trump’s image from the July assassination attempt and said: “Join the …

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