President-themed cryptocurrencies posted broad gains on Aug. 20, according to HTX market data. TRUMP led the move with a gain of more than 26% over the past 24 hours, while MELANIA rose more than 13% in the same period. WLFI added 0.66% in 24 hours and was up more than 11% over the past seven days. The move came as Donald Trump released a cluster of crypto-positive messages earlier in the day. In the broader market, Bitcoin briefly climbed to $70,000, and Ether rose more than 19% over 24 hours. The figures cited in the report were attributed to HTX market data by BlockBeats.

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT teased a major insider trading investigation dropping Feb 26. Polymarket bettors put Meteora at highest odds; $MET dropped 14.5% in 24h. Other candidates include Pump.fun, BullX, Jupiter, and MEXC.

Global crypto cap reaches $2.70T with BTC up 3.42% to $77,319 and ETH up 3.89%. Fear & Greed at 26 remains fearful. Binance to delist DEGO, DENT, TRU on April 28; Rhea Finance loses $18.4M in slippage attack; Circle launches USDC Bridge.

The $TRUMP team transferred ~5M tokens worth $17.3M to Binance in 24 hours, triggering FUD. Price fell to $3.42, down 95% from ATH. Other Trump-linked crypto ventures also suffer heavy losses amid weak market and regulatory scrutiny.

MELANIA is an official meme token announced by Melania Trump on Solana, with a total supply of 1 billion. Its launch was followed by sharp price swings, while whale concentration and fading hype remain key risks.

Polymarket traders assign a 27% chance Donald Trump will launch a tradable crypto token by year-end. TMTG's Digital Token Initiative hints at deeper blockchain integration, while the Trump family earned over $802 million from crypto in H1 2025, escalating ethics scrutiny.

A wallet that ranked second on the TRUMP luncheon leaderboard moved its full 2.22 million token position to Binance, valued at about $6.82 million, after previously posting a $14.61 million loss on MELANIA.

US senators are examining a Trump-linked token event, focusing on Mar-a-Lago access tied to holdings, sharp price swings in TRUMP, and possible financial conflicts involving the project’s structure and revenues.