May 6, 2025economiccrypto marketsfinancial regulationcryptomarket surveillance
Blockchain analysis finds pre-announcement MELANIA buyers made about $99.6 million
On May 6, 2025, reports on a Financial Times investigation said 24 wallets bought MELANIA tokens about two and a half minutes before Melania Trump's public announcement and later realized about $99.6 million in profit. The public reporting identified blockchain activity, not the owners of most wallets.