00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump launched meme coins,
00:06pushing their combined market cap to nearly $10 billion.
00:10Meme coin issuers benefit by earning proceeds from initial sales and through ownership stakes
00:15that gain value as the coin prices rise.
00:18They can further profit by selling additional coins as demands increase.
00:22Critics argue that the tokens blur the lines between Trump's political and business interests,
00:28potentially inviting foreign influence through token purchases.
00:31Trump's meme coin profits are unrealized and selling off remaining tokens would
00:37likely crash their value and diminish his holdings.
00:39Skeptics view the meme coin craze as emblematic of a speculative market driven by get-rich-quick
00:45schemes.
00:46This with Trump's coin testing its durability.
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