{"id":54621,"date":"2025-10-24T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=54621"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:03:50","slug":"once-again-trump-family-associates-win-big-in-crypto-team-receives-millions-of-meteora-met-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=54621","title":{"rendered":"Once Again, Trump Family Associates Win Big In Crypto: Team Receives Millions Of Meteora MET Tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Trump family likes to bask in glory. Yes, they run the United States, are billionaires, and are also behind one of the most talked-about DeFi projects in 2025: World Liberty Financial (WLF). What\u2019s more? They are celebrities, and Donald Trump can\u2019t just let China overshadow the world\u2019s largest democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s also not forget that the Trump family is also directly linked to two equally successful meme coins, not on Ethereum but on the meme coin host, Solana. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When writing on October 24, the official TRUMP meme coin was the <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-solana-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">second most valuable meme coin on Solana<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, commanding over $1.1Bn in market cap. Yes, that\u2019s more valuable than BONK, a \u201cgenuine\u201d meme coin, and dogwifhat, another token that slipped and became one of the largest memes in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-300468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147.png\" alt=\"The Meteora MET airdrop was all the talk during their TGE. Trump family associates received and immediately sold millions of MET crypto\" width=\"1343\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147.png 1343w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24T070223.147-50x26.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1343px) 100vw, 1343px\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Source: <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/solana-meme-coins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coingecko<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9+ Best Memecoin to Buy in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TRUMP and Controversies: Meteora MET Airdrop Favors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With so much power comes \u201cgreat\u201d responsibility, so they said. However, by the look of things, it is hard to determine whether the Trump family gives a hoot about responsibility or are focused on stacking hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Controversy is not too far away from the president and his associates. The meme coin mint alone was a problem for conservatives who thought the president shouldn\u2019t dabble with meme coins, crypto, or DeFi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yesterday, Arkham analysts noted that the team behind the launch of the TRUMP meme coin via Meteora received a cool $4.2M of MET tokens. They observed that three addresses or entities tied directly to the TRUMP tokens were beneficiaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOP5 RECIPIENT OF THE METEORA AIRDROP: TRUMP<\/p>\n<p>Three of the addresses involved with the TRUMP team just received a $4.2 Million airdrop of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The developer address, and two addresses that provided extensive liquidity for TRUMP on day 1. All 3 addresses just deposited the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8BSjxOB8Vf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/8BSjxOB8Vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arkham (@arkham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkham\/status\/1981378609337061604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meteora distributed tokens to a developer address and two addresses on day 1, providing \u201cextensive liquidity\u201d for TRUMP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Interestingly, however, when these addresses received their MET tokens, they sent them directly to OKX, cashing out instantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you thought this was an isolated case, another analyst noted that liquidity providers linked to the MELANIA meme coin received a chunk of MET crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While I\u2019m not trying to FUD the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a> launch, it\u2019s interesting to note that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MELANIA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MELANIA<\/a> LP wallets are eligible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a> airdrop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xSoju?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@0xSoju<\/a> ?.<\/p>\n<p>The Melania token is linked to the same team behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LIBRA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$LIBRA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 4 LP wallets, only one didn\u2019t receive any <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also checked\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8OqJEc5KN\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/y8OqJEc5KN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v7DH6aCPpK\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v7DH6aCPpK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Specter (@SpecterAnalyst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpecterAnalyst\/status\/1981362275786092877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As 99Bitcoins <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/whos-melania-trumps-scapegoat-meme-coin-dev-faces-chopping-block-for-melania-crypto-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a lawsuit was filed in New York against Meteora executives. Victims claim the DEX set up the MELANIA meme coin for failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Only one of the four LP wallets that supplied liquidity to the MELANIA meme coin did not receive any MET crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What\u2019s Next? Was The Meteora MET Airdrop Fair?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While it is easy to argue that Meteora did nothing wrong by incentivizing addresses that actively supply liquidity to its pool during the META airdrop, the amount allocated to some recipients raises more questions than answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Going by the Meteora tokenomics, +15% or 150M MET were distributed to the community, specifically rewarding past and present liquidity providers, contributors, and active ecosystem participants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Problem is, by the time MET tokens reached holders, MET USDT prices were plunging. On launch, the MET price dumped by over -40%, sliding from $0.90 to less than $0.50 before recovering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/ROpv6HQp\/\" alt=\"The Meteora MET airdrop was all the talk during their TGE. Trump family associates received and immediately sold millions of MET crypto\" width=\"1310\" height=\"664\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Source: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/ROpv6HQp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gecko Terminal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Part of this sell-off was made worse by the TRUMP team\u2019s selling. Once they received their allocation, they sold all MET tokens, fueling the drop. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Still, not everyone is complaining. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some are thankful to Meteora, saying at least the team thought about the community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Through the MET crypto airdrop, they didn\u2019t act like Pump.fun, which teased an airdrop for months but didn\u2019t allocate a dime to active users.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meteora doing an airdrop before PumpFun<\/p>\n<p>lesson in there, at least Jupiter and Meteora thought about its users in some sense, i respect that <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIw9amHs05\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/NIw9amHs05<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJXePzC2FE\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/oJXePzC2FE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 rektober (@rektober) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rektober\/status\/1981373103549927631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Others think the MET airdrop will revive the \u201cSolana trenches\u201d now that there appears to be no worthy meme coins to scoop up.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">is the Meteora airdrop going to revive the Solana trenches?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;once people sell their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a> airdrop, even if they were going to buy memecoins on Solana what would they buy? NEET, Tokabu, KLED, USDUC? there are only a handful of coins worth bidding on SOL right now&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>if you&#8217;re\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BnHIWzIDeR\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BnHIWzIDeR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AshRobin <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f436.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc36\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> (@ashrobinqt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashrobinqt\/status\/1981422257743274381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meanwhile, another thinks MET, despite the sell off, is undervalued and would <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">explode<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the coming years. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ngl claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MET&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$MET<\/a> airdrop has been one of the smoothest experiences, added it all back to the pool gonna be collecting those juicy fees lol<\/p>\n<p>FDV at around $600m-ish seems rather low for one of the biggest protocols on Solana, gonna observe the price action for a while wait til\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hx3drAQ54B\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Hx3drAQ54B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anglio (@CryptoAnglio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoAnglio\/status\/1981351276706181242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER: <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">15+ Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Meteora MET Airdrop, Trump Family Associates Win Big<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meteora MET TGE and airdrop was on October 23<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MET crypto prices plunged by over -40% hours after the TGE<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         A<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">nalysts note that MELANIA and TRUMP meme coin liquidity providers got millions worth of MET<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will MET crypto recover?<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/once-again-trump-family-associates-win-big-in-crypto-team-receives-millions-of-meteora-met-tokens\/\">Once Again, Trump Family Associates Win Big In Crypto: Team Receives Millions Of Meteora MET Tokens<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump family likes to bask in glory. Yes, they run the United States, are billionaires, and are also behind one of the most talked-about DeFi projects in 2025: World Liberty Financial (WLF). What\u2019s more? They are celebrities, and Donald Trump can\u2019t just let China overshadow the world\u2019s largest democracy. Let\u2019s also not forget that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-54621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}