Trump’s memecoin gala dinner draws crypto tycoons, a basketball star and protests
His message: He was fulfilling his promise to make the U.S. the world’s “crypto capital.”
“And we’re doing it. Rapidly.” he said in remarks at the dinner at his golf club outside Washington, D.C., according to a recording captured by one of the attendees.
In the ballroom, a crowd of admirers cheered on Trump and the fledgling market’s ascendance since his election. Among them was the crypto billionaire Justin Sun, whose large stake of $TRUMP coins assured him a spot in Trump’s VIP reception at the event, and former basketball star Lamar Odom, who recently launched a memecoin of his own.
Outside, on a damp spring evening, protesters…
