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usonian

(24,368 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:31 AM Wednesday

A sitting US president launched two memecoins that wiped out $4.3B+ from retail investors (here comes ...) [View all]

while insiders quietly cashed out $600M+

$TRUMP: -95% ($74 → $3.41)
$MELANIA: -99% ($13.73 → $0.12)

Posted on Twixter, but here's the lowdown.



Original here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBUtWRNbcAAW6qT?format=jpg&name=large
Hosts tend to degrade images.


Discovered on Hacker News, where trolls immediately flagged the thread.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050300

Some of the comments are pretty cool.

Important comment.

His stablecoin, USD1, is his primary instrument for laundering. It now constitutes roughly 1/3 of his entire net worth. Attached article gives a great breakdown.

https://archive.is/4ieKD



That's it, friends.
That's how money laundering works.
The bastard has lost tons of money ON PURPOSE.

Down the drain and into the money "recycling" plant.

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