{"id":77437,"date":"2026-08-29T13:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T13:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:52:46","slug":"trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Linked Account Rugs GOLD Token, Nets $312K Profit"},"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\">Realtrumpcoins, an account Trump follows, controlled 82.45% of GOLD\u2019s total token supply before the dump.<\/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\">Fifteen wallets tied to GOLD sold 224.5 million tokens for 3,178 SOL, banking a 17x, $312,000 return.<\/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\">GOLD\u2019s collapse follows Senators Warren and Blumenthal\u2019s Aug. 4 SEC probe request into Trump-branded coins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A Familiar Playbook, a New Wallet<\/h2>\n<p>Fifteen wallets were all it took as onchain sleuths <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2093543159125115389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flagged the GOLD token<\/a> shortly after realtrumpcoins, an X account followed by President Trump, launched it on Solana. The launch looked routine at first as 15 newly created wallets spent just $18,657 to buy up 224.5 million GOLD tokens.<\/p>\n<p>The stake combined with the developer\u2019s own 600 million-token holding gave insiders control of 82.45% of supply before a single outside buyer got a fair shot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_843145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843145\" style=\"width:2322px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-843145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A handful of wallets control the vast majority of GOLD tokens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hours after the coordinated buy, realtrumpcoins quietly deleted the posts promoting GOLD, scrubbing its own trail.<\/p>\n<h2>Then Came the Sell-off<\/h2>\n<p>The same 15 wallets that had accumulated GOLD for pennies sold their entire 224.5 million-token position for 3,178 SOL, worth roughly $330,000 at the time. Against their original $18,657 outlay, that is a 17x return and a $312,000 profit, extracted in a single coordinated exit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_843147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-843147\" style=\"width:2256px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-843147\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk.jpg\" alt=\"Sell off that happened just hours after the announcement.\" width=\"2256\" height=\"1388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk-2048x1260.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump-linked-account-rugs-gold-token-nets-312k-profit3_nwmk.jpg 2256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2256px) 100vw, 2256px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-843147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mass sell-off happened just hours after the initial announcement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Retail traders who bought in during the brief run-up were not as lucky. At least one wallet that chased GOLD near its high and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2093546631589466250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lost $62,100 in minutes<\/a> as the token\u2019s price collapsed once the insider wallets began selling.<\/p>\n<p>The entire episode was quite familiar as it followed a standard rug-pull arc where there was a manufactured scarcity, followed by a coordinated pump and then finally an exit that left the last buyers holding a token worth a fraction of what they paid.<\/p>\n<p>Token trackers list realtrumpcoins as an unverified project distinct from the official TRUMP token the Trump Organization launched in January 2025. Bitcoin.com News has not independently verified any connection between the realtrumpcoins account and Donald Trump or his family beyond the account being one Trump follows on X.<\/p>\n<h2>Solana\u2019s Launchpads Keep Producing Repeat Offenders<\/h2>\n<p>GOLD\u2019s mechanics are not unique to Trump-adjacent accounts given that late last year, a developer using Pump.fun livestreamed a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RTB_io\/status\/1969101135702061492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fabricated terminal illness to pump a token<\/a> called 120 Hours, telling viewers all the fees would go to his family after he passed, before draining the liquidity pool live on stream.<\/p>\n<p>The token had briefly reached a market capitalization of about $534,000; the developer walked away with roughly $14,000 in fees while sympathy-driven buyers were left holding a token worth nearly nothing.<\/p>\n<p>In GOLD\u2019s case, the tactics differ as they employ a recognizable name instead of emotional manipulation, but the underlying exploit is identical.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump-Branded Tokens Keep Landing in Washington\u2019s Crosshairs<\/h2>\n<p>GOLD is a minor episode next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/trump-team-nets-3-39-million-trump-token-sale\/\">scrutiny already surrounding Trump-linked crypto<\/a>. The official TRUMP token, launched days before Trump\u2019s second inauguration, once carried a market capitalization near $15 billion before <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/nyt-donald-trumps-trump-token-leaves-nearly-a-million-buyers-down-3-81b\/\">crashing roughly 97%<\/a> from its peak.<\/p>\n<p>That collapse prompted Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal to send a letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/04\/investing\/trump-crypto-sec-memecoin-elizabeth-warren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demanding the Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> (SEC) investigate whether the token amounts to an illegal scheme, given insiders\u2019 outsized token allocation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/trump-linked-gold-token-rug-pull\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Realtrumpcoins, an account Trump follows, controlled 82.45% of GOLD\u2019s total token supply before the dump. Fifteen wallets tied to GOLD sold 224.5 million tokens for 3,178 SOL, banking a 17x, $312,000 return. 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