May 21, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

Well supported

Chinese Firms Buy Trump Memecoin to Fend Off Nasdaq Delisting

By late May 2025, reporting from the Wall Street Journal and Semafor described small Chinese companies facing Nasdaq delisting over sinking share values buying hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Trump's TRUMP...

May 13, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

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Insiders Reap Windfall Trading $MELANIA Memecoin Before Public Launch

Reporting in early May 2025 found that a cluster of wallets accumulated $MELANIA, the memecoin branded around the first lady, in the minutes before its public launch, then sold the bulk of their holdings within hours for...

May 2, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

Confirmed

Freight Technologies Buys Trump Memecoin to Lobby Against Mexico Tariffs

In early May 2025 Javier Selgas, CEO of publicly traded logistics firm Freight Technologies (Fr8Tech), announced plans to buy up to $20 million in Trump's TRUMP memecoin for the company's treasury, explicitly framing the...