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ForkLog 31 21.01.2025

Donald Trump: eccentric populist, or a herald of crypto’s new era?

On January 20, Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. During his election campaign he touted ambitious crypto initiatives and, on the eve of his inauguration, launched one of the most talked‑about memecoins. ForkLog rounds up what matters about the ascent of the leader of the world’s biggest […]

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ForkLog 28 21.01.2025

Trump Tokens Plummet Following US Presidential Inauguration

On January 21, the prices of Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania Meme (MELANIA) tokens fell from their peak by 29.8% and 53.8%, respectively. The sharp profit-taking was triggered by the absence of any mention of cryptocurrencies during Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. TRUMP/USDT dynamics. Data: CoinGecko. MELANIA/USDT dynamics. Data: CoinGecko. In his post-inauguration speech, Donald Trump […]

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ForkLog 73 21.01.2025

Solana Achieves Record-Breaking Weekend Amidst Crypto Frenzy

On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, daily trading volume on the DEX network of Solana surged to $27 billion, surpassing Ethereum’s $5 billion. These figures were highlighted by DeFi enthusiast and founder of Pink Brains studio, known as Ignas. Probably the craziest weekend in crypto. Here are 10 charts to visualize it: 1. Record-breaking […]

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ForkLog 74 21.01.2025

WLFI Invests Nearly $113 Million in Altcoins to Mark Trump’s Inauguration

The DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with U.S. President Donald Trump, acquired cryptocurrencies worth $112.8 million on the first day of his presidency. To commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States, $WLFI is proud to announce the following strategic purchases today: $47,000,000 ETH$47,000,000 wBTC$4,700,000 Aave$4,700,000 […]

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ForkLog 36 21.01.2025

Tigran Gambaryan Expresses Willingness to Join Trump’s Team

Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has expressed his readiness to work with federal law enforcement under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. He made this statement to CoinDesk. According to informed sources, the organizer of the Bitcoin 2024 conference, David Bailey, and Kraken’s head of strategic initiatives, Tracy Ojos-Lopez, previously recommended Gambaryan for several high-ranking […]

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ForkLog 25 21.01.2025

Polymarket Odds of Ross Ulbricht’s Release Surge to 97%

The likelihood of Ross Ulbricht, founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump within the first 100 days of his term has soared to 97% on Polymarket. Data: Polymarket. The volume of bets has risen to $8.9 million. The surge was catalyzed by a tweet from Elon Musk stating […]

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ForkLog 8 21.01.2025

Surge in Bitcoin Purchase Inquiries Reported by The Block

From January 6 to 12, there were 247,000 mentions of “bitcoin” on X, rising to 495,000 the following week. These figures were reported by The Block. For Ethereum, the numbers were 73,600 and 293,000, respectively. On Google Trends, the number of searches for “how to buy crypto” reached an ATH. Data: Google Trends. The Coinbase […]

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ForkLog 11 20.01.2025

Crypto Funds’ Assets Under Management Reach Record $171.5 Billion Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration

Between January 11 and 17, cryptocurrency investment funds saw inflows of $2.2 billion, following $44.2 million the previous week, according to CoinShares. Experts cited “euphoria” ahead of the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States as a driving factor. Data: CoinShares. Alongside improving conditions in the cryptocurrency market, the AUM of […]

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ForkLog 30 20.01.2025

Melania’s meme coin leaves traders pining for Gary Gensler

On January 19, the U.S. president-elect’s wife, Melania Trump, launched the MELANIA meme coin on Solana. Within a day, the token’s FDV topped $12bn. The family’s second crypto asset triggered a sell-off in TRUMP and disruptions at several platforms and services. Community members highlighted tokenomics concerns, ethical ambiguities and an “unprofessional” approach by MELANIA’s creators. […]

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ForkLog 46 19.01.2025

What to know about Donald Trump’s memecoin: surge, supply and industry impact

On January 18, US president-elect Donald Trump announced the launch of an “official” TRUMP memecoin on the Solana blockchain. Within 24 hours, the token jumped 220%, with FDV at $62 billion. 15-minute TRUMP/USDC chart on Meteora. Source: DEX Screener. At the time of writing, the token trades at $68.8 with a market capitalisation of $13.6 […]

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ForkLog 52 18.01.2025

Trump’s X post sends FDV of the “official” TRUMP memecoin to $19bn

Days before his inauguration, Donald Trump announced on X and Truth Social the launch of an “official” TRUMP memecoin. The token surged, displacing the likes of Pepe and Bonk in the rankings.

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ForkLog 21 17.01.2025

Trump to designate cryptocurrency a national priority, reports say

Media learned of Donald Trump’s plan to issue an order on 20 January making cryptocurrency a national priority. An advisory council on digital assets is also planned to champion the industry’s policy priorities. Reports circulating online that Trump wants to create a “national reserve of American altcoins” were debunked. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump intends to […]

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