President Donald Trump promised crypto investors he’d usher in an era of legitimacy for an industry that’s long been relegated to the financial wilderness — dismissed by some mainstream investors as an highly speculative bet at best or an elaborate Ponzi scheme at worst.

As Trump becomes the 47th president, his entry into the cryptocurrency space through meme tokens marks an unprecedented intersection of power and digital assets.

Industry players worry the success of the president’s meme coin will undermine the credibility they have worked hard to cultivate.

President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an effort to legitimize digital assets.

The new Trump meme coins have MAGA world astir, Biden’s FTC chair issues a warning about “surveillance pricing,” and JD Vance’s political muse speaks out in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

Meme coins have been stirring up the crypto world in 2025, drawing attention from whales, retail investors, and curious onlookers alike. Among the vast pool of meme coins, four stand out as the best crypto to buy now: Arctic Pablo,

The filing comes on the first business day after last Friday's launch of the Trump crypto coin, which quickly grew into a notional value in the billions of dollars.

After skyrocketing over the weekend, the the TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins came crashing a day after President Donald Trump took office.

The new president's $TRUMP coin won't surprise those who understand him but will likely vex some powerful people, SkyBridge's Anthony Scaramucci said.