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Sat Jul 4, 2026, 08:19 AM Jul 4

Nearly a Million Investors Lost $3.8 Billion on Trump Coin [View all]

Nearly a Million Investors Lost $3.8 Billion on Trump Coin

July 4, 2026 at 7:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 36 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/07/04/nearly-a-million-investors-lost-3-8-billion-on-trump-coin/


“An up-to-date tally of Trump followers turned crypto investors is in. And for them, the overall results are remarkably bad,” the New York Times reports.

“Nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump’s memecoin have lost money through the end of June, according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Their losses total $3.81 billion.”
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My message for those "investors" comes a little late True Dough Jul 4 #1
Wonder where the money went dalton99a Jul 4 #2
Such a weird coincidence.... tanyev Jul 4 #8
Lonesome Rhodes described these people perfectly PatSeg Jul 4 #15
The difference is today, many followers would continue to follow "Lonesome Rhodes" Wiz Imp Jul 4 #17
Sadly, that has occurred to me many times PatSeg Jul 4 #23
The Selling of the Presidency enabled by the Republican Party delisen Jul 4 #32
I see a potential classic class action lawsuit against Trump. no_hypocrisy Jul 4 #3
I doubt it.... if they were stupid enough to buy that shit they all likely still worship him groundloop Jul 4 #21
Why not get your money back and still (improvidently) love him? no_hypocrisy Jul 4 #22
"Trump" plus "coin" equals rugpull. Those aren't investors. flvegan Jul 4 #4
Proud to say I was not one of them! biophile Jul 4 #5
The money wasn't lost. We know exactly where it went. Blumancru Jul 4 #6
Many imbeciles lost a lot of money - some of the "investors" understood it for what it was Prairie Gates Jul 4 #7
You are so right. Follow the Money still applies. delisen Jul 4 #28
Crypto, gypto, klepto!!! oasis Jul 4 #9
Small price to pay in order to prove that they're a kkkult of ignorant racist fuckheads Orrex Jul 4 #10
Well twodogsbarking Jul 4 #11
I'm sure they can't wait to kill FDIC Hope22 Jul 4 #12
They were marks who were conned. yardwork Jul 4 #13
Oh my gosh! Nearly a million people flushed their money down the toilet FakeNoose Jul 4 #14
P.S ..... some_of_us_are_sane Jul 4 #20
Interestingly, some of the MAGATs who lost this money are not blaming Trump, rather the left for 'selling short' PatrickforB Jul 4 #16
They will happily lose their shirts for Donald. It's Patriotic! Raftergirl Jul 4 #18
Someone made a killing dlk Jul 4 #19
Be a shame if one of those jilted investors turned on him Blue Owl Jul 4 #24
sniff + tear wipe DoBW Jul 4 #25
i hope a lot of maga lost their life savings moonshinegnomie Jul 4 #26
Bribe coins Johonny Jul 4 #27
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! 🤣🤣🤣 Tim S Jul 4 #29
There are a couple of old sayings that cover the immense stupidity of people who "worship" Trump. patphil Jul 4 #30
Good. I hope he bleeds them dry. SamKnause Jul 4 #31
Suckers PJMcK Jul 4 #33
And they still support him. "The nature of investments." question everything Jul 4 #34
Mierda47 called the military ''Suckers & Losers''. But the real ''Suckers & Losers'' are ... aggiesal Jul 4 #35
I'm sorry Trump profited, but those who bought the coin deserved to be ripped off by their false idol. Martin68 Jul 4 #36
A conman like nobody's ever seen before. stumpysbear Jul 4 #37
Happy to hear Rebl2 Jul 4 #38
P. T. Barnum has entered the chat. Xavier Breath Jul 4 #39
I think i saw a $1000 investment Boo1 Jul 4 #40
Watch him insist the "Trump accounts" which are given to newborns be paid in that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 4 #41
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