The newly launched $trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump's $melania memecoins have each plummeted as traders cash

Key Takeaways The official TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins saw massive price declines over the past couple of days, as Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.Bitcoin, on the other hand,

Data shows TRUMP amassed over $19 billion in volumes over a 24-hour period, while MELANIA saw $4.5 billion exchange hands.

Bitcoin, however, is a fundamentally different, hard asset. While the mania surrounding crypto often spills over into Bitcoin’s price movements, Bitcoin itself remains largely unaffected in the long term. It continues to progress steadily, and I believe we’ll see a full recovery soon.

"God candle," Samson Mow, a bitcoin developer who leads the Jan3 bitcoin wallet company, posted to X and referring to a sudden spike in the bitcoin price that creates a "candle" on a trading chart as the bitcoin price suddenly soared, hitting $109,400 on the Coinbase bitcoin and crypto exchange.

BTC has pulled back to $100K as Melania Trump launched her own memecoin, stalling the surge in the TRUMP token.

Bitcoin hit a record $109,241 as the US readies for pro-crypto President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The cryptocurrency surged 5.5% amid excitement over Trump’s meme coins, despite a subsequent market decline.

Just three days after launching a Melania Trump memecoin, its value has plunged 73% from its top price. The first lady launched her Melania Meme (MELANIA) on Sunday a day after Donald Trump launched his own memecoin.

The meme coins recently launched by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump saw significant drops in value this week.