# Official Trump meme coin launch

> The $TRUMP token reached a market value above $14.5 billion in two days.

- Owner: CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight LLC
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Finance
- Seed date: 2025-01-17
- Peak proxy date: 2025-01-19
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 40 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Controversy, Newsjacking, Pairing

## Summary

Trump launched $TRUMP on Solana and promoted it on Truth Social and X. Trading rose quickly, while crypto insiders and legal experts criticized the launch.

## Timeline

- 2025-01-17 — Donald Trump (Open web) — Trump launched the $TRUMP token on Solana.
- 2025-01-18 — Donald Trump (Open web) — Trump promoted the token on Truth Social at 02:00 UTC.
- 2025-01-18 — Donald Trump (X) — Trump posted the coin announcement on X at 02:44 UTC.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Official Trump meme coin launch.” Case HIS-01773. Spread Score v1.3: 40/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01773