Trump, Memecoins and the Reputation of the Crypto Industry

Honestly, the news of Donald Trump and his wife Melania launching memecoins made me smile and think at the same time. At first glance, it looks like another political stunt designed to hype and attract attention. But if you dig deeper, the question arises: how do such initiatives affect the perception of the crypto industry as a whole?

Memecoins themselves do not carry any real value, and their success depends entirely on emotion, hype, and popularity. They exist at the intersection of culture and finance, but when a memecoin becomes a tool for political play, it already looks, at the very least, strange. The fact that the $TRUMP trading volume in a day exceeded $11 billion only emphasizes how speculative the nature of such assets can be.

Trump probably sees this as a strategy — both political and economic. Memecoins can be a way to strengthen his supporter base, involve them in some kind of "ecosystem experiment". But from the industry's perspective, such a move is unlikely to add weight to it.

I believe that it is important for the crypto industry to move towards maturity: talk about real use cases, develop technologies, and work on regulation. Memecoins, in turn, are just noise that can alienate those who view crypto as a serious tool.

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