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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:10 PM Friday

If you invested $10,000 in Bitcoin, Trump meme coin, and gold when Trump took office, here's what you'd have today [View all]

Bitcoin: $10,000 becomes $5,880

On inauguration day, Bitcoin opened around $102,000. A $10,000 investment bought roughly 0.098 BTC. Today, with Bitcoin trading near $60,000, that position is worth approximately $5,880, a loss of just over 41%.

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Bitcoin still lost nearly half its value on his watch. Rising Treasury yields, institutional profit-taking, and selling pressure tied to Strategy's $14 billion unrealized loss position have weighed heavily throughout his term.

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Trump Coin: $10,000 becomes $430

The TRUMP meme coin launched two days before inauguration day and peaked at $74.27 within 48 hours. By January 20 it had already crashed to around $35. A $10,000 investment bought roughly 285 coins. Today those coins are worth approximately $430, a loss of 96%.

Nearly one million people bought the coin. Analytics firm Nansen found that their combined losses total $3.81 billion. Trump himself cleared more than $635 million from the same token. The trade worked out for one side of the table.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/if-you-invested-10-000-in-bitcoin-trump-meme-coin-and-gold-when-trump-took-office-here-s-what-you-d-have-today/ar-AA27ATIg
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Interesting how the investors all lose big PatSeg Friday #1
He managed the companies that he bankrupted before dissolution at high fees. Similar. twodogsbarking Friday #5
Yeah, he's a one trick pony PatSeg Friday #6
The tarp salesman just bought a Lamborghini. twodogsbarking Friday #11
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Friday #19
There's a sucker born every minute. Con men like Trump instinctively know how to find them. n/t Beartracks Friday #9
That is so true PatSeg Friday #20
I don't see how they can be so ignorant or stupid FoxNewsSucks Friday #12
Especially after all these years PatSeg Friday #21
And how does a casino DiverDave Monday #29
Crypto "currency" - one of the biggest scams around. mwmisses4289 Friday #2
Consistently those who buy and hold are able to profit immensely in the long run Amishman Friday #3
Hahahaha. This is sarcasm, right? littlemissmartypants Friday #8
Dead serious, and the numbers back it up Amishman Monday #23
You don't profit by holding, you profit by selling muriel_volestrangler Monday #24
Oops. ❤️🤓 littlemissmartypants Monday #27
Sorry, that's the sales pitch. Happy Hoosier Monday #28
Clearly the fault of vandals and Joe Biden progressoid Friday #4
Sweet Koresh, how dum(b) do you have to be... AZ8theist Friday #7
As dumb as the people who send $100,000 to a romance scammer they've never met mdbl Friday #10
the stupidity it takes to believe that orange fascist fuck is a "great leader" Skittles Friday #15
I give my gsons money for their birthday and other occasions to spend on any thing they want except pretend money. efhmc Friday #17
Allowing companies to make their own money Progressive dog Friday #13
ive read where the idiots the bought his meme coin may be able to sue him personally moonshinegnomie Friday #14
IMHO. Digital coins are a direct threat to Buddyzbuddy Friday #16
gold: 10k to 15k, orthoclad Friday #18
Thank you ! Also, my local S&L would have turned it into at least $10,300 -- not a fortune, but better than Trmp. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #22
Everything that 'carnival barker' touches ...dies. some_of_us_are_sane Monday #25
Crypto,gypto,klepto oasis Monday #26
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