Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin has generated $11.4M in fees, soaring past $14B in market cap, creating potential conflicts of interest.

Donald Trump’s namesake memecoin has likely generated at least $11.4 million in fees for entities linked to the president since its launch just before his second inauguration, according to an analysis by the crypto risk modeling firm Gauntlet.

Memecoins have long traded in crypto markets, with Dogecoin perhaps the best-known example. Launched as a joke, the crypto has exploded in popularity over the years, with its price often riding on the whims of its backers — the best known of which is Elon Musk.

The crypto industry has high hopes that United States President-elect Donald Trump will bolster crypto adoption both in the US and globally. However, only time will tell if his newly launched Solana-based memecoin is a step in the right direction.

Two days after Donald Trump launched a memecoin that soared to $6.5 billion overnight, Melania Trump announced her own memecoin, adding to concerns the pro-crypto president is crossing ethical boundaries in an industry his administration will regulate.

The SEC’s statement regarding the commission doesn’t really provide much insight into what it will seek to do, other than “provide clarity” on the rules regulating the crypto industry. It will likely achieve that by just stripping back those rules altogether,

Donald Trump’s TRUMP memecoin has pulled in at least $11.4 million in fees for entities tied to the president, according to a Jan. 28 report from Bloomberg. The memecoin, which launched on January 17,