Trump made money off his meme coin, did its investors?

According to ABC News, US President Donald Trump made substantial profits from his family's cryptocurrency and meme coin ventures last year. The story raises a key question: while Trump capitalized on these assets, did investors who backed them experience similar success? Profit asymmetries like these are common in crypto, where early movers and insiders typically capture outsized returns—a dynamic that often leaves later investors with fewer gains.

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