MELANIA gains $2B in record time: What next for the memecoin?

• MELANIA and TRUMP coins dominate memecoin trends, with soaring prices and trading volumes.
• The crypto community debates the impact of political memecoins on utility-driven cryptocurrency projects.

Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, launched her own Melania Meme[MELANIA] memecoin. It skyrocketed to $13 and reached a $2 billion market cap within hours.

The announcement came shortly after President Donald Trump unveiled his Official Trump[TRUMP] memecoin, sparking a frenzy in the cryptocurrency market.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s official statement

As expected, Melania Trump announced the launch of her memecoin, MELANIA, via a social media post, stating, 

“The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now.”

That being said, the launch of the MELANIA coin follows the recent surge of interest in cryptocurrency by President Trump, who has also introduced his digital asset. 

In fact, the President himself took to Truth Social, and said, 

“My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW.”

What’s more?

Additionally, this also coincided with a timeline where Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th President of the United States.

As expected, the recent surge in popularity of the TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins has sparked significant debate within the crypto community, with critics arguing that these initiatives could overshadow real utility-driven projects.

Hence, remarking on the same, ETF Store President Nate Geraci put it best when he said,

“Memecoin traders are *well aware* they’re playing crypto version of musical chairs. They’re not under some illusion they’re investing in Fortune 500 companies.

He continued,

They know it’s all greater fool theory. They also don’t view memecoins as legit “crypto projects””.

Price actions of the memecoins 

As of the latest update from CoinGecko, TRUMP was trading at $59.43, marking a 32.8% increase in 24 hours. MELANIA surged by 68.4% to reach $12.51 at the time of writing.

Both tokens were dominating the trending memecoin charts according to CoinGecko. However, analysis by AMBCrypto suggests this rally may be short-lived.

There is potential for consolidation or a short-term pullback before any further gains.