{"id":77403,"date":"2026-08-28T14:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-up-20-as-public-citizen-puts-investor-losses-at-4-7b\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:27:44","slug":"trump-up-20-as-public-citizen-puts-investor-losses-at-4-7b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-up-20-as-public-citizen-puts-investor-losses-at-4-7b\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP Up 20% as Public Citizen Puts Investor Losses at $4.7B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Donald Trump\u2019s TRUMP memecoin surged over 20% to reach a $705 million market cap on Friday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Public Citizen reported that investors lost $4.7 billion on Trump-linked crypto ventures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Concerns over Trump\u2019s $1.4 billion crypto profits stalled the Senate\u2019s CLARITY Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>TRUMP Memecoin Rebounds Despite 2026 Downtrend<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/trump?_gl=1*i29te7*_gcl_au*MTU5NTg4OTAzNC4xNzgxNTQzNzg1*_ga*MTU3OTQwMTMwLjE3NzM3NjQ2MDc.*_ga_ERLPF60ZDD*czE3ODc4OTczMTEkbzY2OSRnMSR0MTc4Nzg5NzY2NSRqMzMkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s memecoin,<\/a> TRUMP, briefly surged toward $3 Friday as the digital asset appeared to pare some of the losses it had sustained since peaking at just over $3.23 on Aug. 22. However, the memecoin remains in the red in 2026, having dropped from its Jan. 1 opening price of $4.80.<\/p>\n<p>As shown by daily market data, TRUMP rose from its Thursday low of $2.31 to peak at $2.93 before sliding to $2.82. Despite the retreat, the memecoin was still up by more than 20%, making it one of a handful of digital assets with double-digit gains on the day. The jump also saw the cryptocurrency\u2019s market cap climb to $705 million.<\/p>\n<p>The surge came as the U.S. nonprofit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/article\/donald-trump-crypto-investors-4-7-billion-underwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Public Citizen released a report<\/a> estimating investor losses in Trump-linked crypto products at $4.7 billion. Citing 2019 comments where the president dismissed cryptocurrencies, the report suggested Trump pivoted after realizing there were \u201cbillions to be made hawking thin air to supporters, supplicants, and speculators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/trump-team-nets-3-39-million-trump-token-sale\/\">Trump\u2019s profits from crypto<\/a> came from loyal supporters, foreign governments and entities seeking to curry favor with the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe profit Trump reaps from crypto, however, does not come out of thin air. It comes from foreign governments. It comes from pardon seekers, corporate interests, and targets of government investigations. It comes from retirement funds. It comes from MAGA supporters and other Americans, just looking to make some money and following the advice of our billionaire president,\u201d the report said, citing $1.4 billion Trump made from crypto in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Despite White House denials, Public Citizen claims Trump and his family still control his namesake crypto ventures\u2014a conflict of interest and profit scale that has fueled opposition and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/senator-seeks-trump-crypto-ban-as-63-call-his-profits-inappropriate\/\">stalled the Republican-led Senate\u2019s CLARITY Act.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the report breaks down the profits made by Trump on each of his crypto projects alongside corresponding paper losses for investors. While the memecoin accounts for the largest share of profits and losses, the report notes that Trump\u2019s non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, earned him $7.2 million in licensing fees and royalties across four sales series. However, the NFTs, which were originally sold for $12.3 million in aggregate, have since dropped to approximately $3 million in market value\u2014an unrealized loss of at least $9.3 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/trump-up-20-as-public-citizen-puts-investor-losses-at-4-7b\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Donald Trump\u2019s TRUMP memecoin surged over 20% to reach a $705 million market cap on Friday. Public Citizen reported that investors lost $4.7 billion on Trump-linked crypto ventures. Concerns over Trump\u2019s $1.4 billion crypto profits stalled the Senate\u2019s CLARITY Act. 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