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Story: Trump Memecoin Leaves Nearly 500,000 Wallets Deep in the Red

By James Thorp

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Early Buyers Cashed Out, Late Buyers Got Stuck. A small group of early investors did walk away with gains.

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No Official Response, No Recovery Path in Sight. No official comment has come from any party involved.

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What the Nansen Numbers Actually Mean. Nansen's data paints a pretty specific picture. Nearly 500,000 wallets touched profit at some point.

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Donald Trump's memecoin has turned into a financial disaster for most people who bought it. Losses across holders now top $3.

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Nearly half a million crypto wallets once showed a profit on the trade. That's the part that sounds good.

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A small group of early investors did walk away with gains. That's basically how these markets work — the first wave in gets the best prices, exits near the top, and leaves…

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The $3.8 billion loss figure is cumulative across wallets. It's the kind of number that sounds abstract until you think about what it actually means — hundreds of thousands of…

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Memecoins have always carried this risk. The whole category is basically built on speculation, hype, and the hope that someone else will pay more than you did.

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No official comment has come from any party involved. Nansen's analysis didn't include statements from the coin's backers or any affiliated parties, and none have surfaced…

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Read also: Trump Hints at Bitcoins Role in 4-Million-Child Savings Push

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The recovery path, if there is one, isn't clear. Nansen didn't offer predictions, and the analysis doesn't sketch out any scenario where the majority of underwater wallets get…

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What makes this situation a bit different from a typical memecoin collapse is the scale. Half a million wallets is a large number of people to have exposure to a single…

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The initial excitement was real. The coin launched with serious momentum, and early price action gave buyers reason to think the gains would stick. They didn't, for most people.

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The $3.8 billion total is the aggregate loss across holders. That's a big number for any asset, let alone a memecoin tied to a political brand.

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