What are Trump’s guests getting from $148m crypto dinner?
A procession of black-tie guests is expected to arrive at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday – not traditional political donors, but cryptocurrency holders whose anonymous digital wallets filled with memecoins have secured them access to an exclusive gala dinner with the US president himself.
The guest list consists of the top 220 holders of the Official Trump memecoin trump-official (TRUMP-OFFICIAL-USD), who collectively spent an estimated $148m (£110.72m) acquiring the token in the hope of securing face time with Donald Trump.
The event has stirred controversy over claims of crypto-fuelled political influence, with critics calling it “pay-to-play 2.0” and watchdogs demanding federal scrutiny.
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