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- Donald Trump Memecoin Spikes 52% Following Assassination Attempt
- Trump’s election odds on prediction markets and several other Trump-themed memecoins soared after an assassination attempt on the former president during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- MAGA (TRUMP) Memecoin:
- Largest Trump memecoin
- Surged more than 30%, from $6.31 to $10.36
- Market cap jumped from $293M to $469M in under 45 minutes (source: DexScreener)
- Other Trump-Themed Memecoins:
- Tremp (TREMP):
- Solana-based
- Jumped more than 63% within an hour
- MAGA Hat (MAGA):
- Briefly spiked 21%
- Incident Details:
- Shots fired while Trump was speaking on stage
- Trump dropped to the ground; Secret Service agents protected him
- Trump raised his fist and shouted toward the crowd while being escorted off stage
- Trump’s campaign confirmed he is “fine” and undergoing medical treatment
- Trump thanked law enforcement and first responders for their quick action
- Election Odds on Polymarket:
- Trump’s odds of winning the upcoming election jumped from 60% to 68%
- President Joe Biden’s predicted odds fell from 30% to 15%
- Trump now leads with overall odds of 70%, compared to 15% for Biden and 9% for Vice President Kamala Harris
- Trump’s Stance on Crypto:
- Former skeptic of cryptocurrencies
- Recently changed his stance
- Pledged to end the Biden administration’s “war on crypto” if elected president
