{"id":3022,"date":"2025-01-20T08:55:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/melania-trump-launches-her-own-cryptocurrency\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T08:55:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:55:40","slug":"melania-trump-launches-her-own-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/melania-trump-launches-her-own-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1qlkdz0-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1yrwd71-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and white portrait of incoming US first lady Melania Trump used to promote her cryptocurrency.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KfiIqD.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7760\/live\/3be16810-d6d9-11ef-8097-d5e9af514003.jpg 976w\" width=\"1056\" height=\"593.5111111111111\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Melania Trump<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e19uhciu17\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e19uhciu16\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e19uhciu13\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e19uhciu6\">Peter Hoskins<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e19uhciu10\">Business reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e19uhciu15\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2025-01-20T03:54:13.631Z\">20 January 2025, 03:54 GMT<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13mf69a-MetadataSnippetWrapper ek9haql0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2025-01-20T05:55:05.440Z\">Updated 2 hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband&#8217;s inauguration as US president.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have risen but have seen volatile trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now,&#8221; she posted on the social platform X on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The website for the &#8220;Official Melania Meme&#8221; says it is a crypto asset created and tracked on the Solana blockchain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Disclaimers on the websites of both the $Trump and $Melania coins said they were &#8220;not intended to be, or the subject of&#8221; an investment opportunity or a security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to the CoinMarketCap website, $Trump has a total market valuation of about $12bn (\u00a39.8bn), while $Melania&#8217;s stands at around $1.7bn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Trump had previously called crypto a &#8220;scam&#8221; but during the 2024 election campaign became the first presidential candidate to accept digital assets as donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On the campaign trail, Trump also said he would create a strategic bitcoin stockpile and appoint financial regulators that take a more positive stance towards digital assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That spurred expectations that he would strip back regulations on the crypto industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In the wake of Trump&#8217;s victory, bitcoin jumped to a record high and is currently trading at  around $107,000, according to crypto trading platform Coinbase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Friday, the incoming artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto tsar David Sacks held a  &#8220;Crypto Ball&#8221; in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Other cryptocurrencies, including dogecoin &#8211; which has been promoted by high-profile Trump supporter Elon Musk &#8211; have also risen sharply this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Under President Joe Biden, regulators cited concerns about fraud and money laundering as they cracked down on crypto companies by suing exchanges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-113c0cq-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>International Business<\/li>\n<li>Melania Trump<\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<li>Cryptocurrency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:55:05 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency Melania Trump Peter Hoskins Business reporter 20 January 2025, 03:54 GMT Updated 2 hours ago Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband&#8217;s inauguration as US president. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. 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