Melania Meme (MELANIA) is a Solana memecoin officially endorsed and launched by Melania Trump on January 19, 2025 — one day before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration and two days after the launch of TRUMP memecoin by Donald Trump — immediately generating hundreds of millions of dollars in trading volume but also significant political and ethical controversy surrounding political figures issuing speculative assets.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | MELANIA |
| Price | $0.11 |
| Market Cap | $101.48M |
| 24h Change | +3.6% |
| Circulating Supply | 952.50M MELANIA |
| Max Supply | 1.00B MELANIA |
| All-Time High | $13.05 |
| Contract (Solana) | FUAfBo...xM1P |
How It Works
- Official launch — MELANIA was announced via Melania Trump’s official social media channels and the melaniameme.com website. It was not a community-launched token.
- Solana SPL token — Standard Solana SPL token deployed on Solana. No protocol utility, staking, or governance.
- Token allocation — Per the melaniameme.com terms, a significant portion of supply was retained by the issuing entity (MKT World LLC) and an affiliated entity. Tokenomics were less transparent than fully community-launched memecoins.
- Trading via DEX and CEX — Listed on Solana DEXs (Raydium, Jupiter) and subsequently on major centralized exchanges.
Tokenomics
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | MELANIA |
| Total Supply | 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) |
| Launch | January 19, 2025 |
| Chain | Solana |
| Issuer | MKT World LLC (affiliated with Melania Trump) |
| Insider allocation | ~30% reserved for community; ~70% to issuing entities (per launch disclosures) |
| Utility | None — memecoin |
Use Cases
- Speculation — Purely speculative trading asset.
- Political brand monetization — MELANIA represents a novel form of political-figure-endorsed cryptocurrency.
History
- 2025-01-17 — Donald Trump officially launches the TRUMP memecoin on Solana, two days before his inauguration. TRUMP reaches a peak market cap of approximately $15 billion.
- 2025-01-19 — Melania Trump announces and launches MELANIA memecoin on Solana, one day before the inauguration. MELANIA reaches a peak market cap of approximately $2 billion.
- 2025-01-20 — Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th U.S. President. Both TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins experience significant price declines from their peaks in subsequent days, as speculative interest wanes and insider token unlock schedules are disclosed.
- 2025 Q1 — Significant criticism arises from legislators, ethics watchdogs, and crypto critics about the unprecedented nature of an incoming President and First Lady launching speculative tokens while holding public office. Congressional hearings include TRUMP/MELANIA memecoin discussions.
- 2025 onward — Both tokens continue to trade but with significantly reduced valuations from their inauguration-era peaks.
Common Misconceptions
“MELANIA is a community-created tribute token.”
MELANIA was officially launched and endorsed by Melania Trump through a controlled entity. It is not an organic community-created tribute token.
“MELANIA and TRUMP are the same token.”
MELANIA and TRUMP are separate tokens, launched by separate entities (Melania Trump’s entity vs. Trump-affiliated entities), on separate contract addresses, with separate trading histories.
Social Media Sentiment
MELANIA generated intense polarized sentiment. Supporters viewed it as cultural participation in a historic political moment. Critics — including prominent crypto advocates — objected to political figures issuing speculative memecoins with large insider allocations while holding or about to assume public office. The launches of TRUMP and MELANIA remain among the most controversial memecoin events in crypto history.
Last updated: 2026-04