Donald Trump and his wife Melania’s new memecoins ignited criticism from crypto executives who were expecting the digital-asset sector to be treated seriously by the Republican’s incoming US administration.

"The reign of terror against crypto is over, and the beginning of innovation in America for crypto has just begun," Sacks said, speaking on Friday at the so-called crypto ball event, intended to drive support for Trump among the crypto community and demonstrate its value to the incoming administration.

Bitcoin crossed the $109,000 dollar mark early Monday morning to notch a new all-time high. It kicks off a week that is sure to be volatile as President Trump enters the White House for the second time,

Did Donald Trump betray the Bitcoin community after he launched his own official memecoin, $TRUMP? Some Bitcoiners are speaking out against the development, calling it a "mockery" of the world's largest cryptocurrency.

A digital token debuted by President-elect Donald Trump has rattled the cryptocurrency market, attracting billions of dollars of trading volume while stoking concerns about conflicts of interest.

Melania Trump shakes up the crypto world with $MELANIA launch, sending Trump Coin into a tailspin. The new memecoin surges 8,694%.

Trump family late on Jan 19 moved to launch a second crypto token, this one called $Melania. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shock, excitement, and debate flood Crypto Twitter as $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins rocked the market late Sunday.

A day after the U.S. President Donald Trump launched the $TRUMP memecoin, the First Lady of the country, Melania Trump, also launched her own memecoin, $MELANIA.

“It’s absolutely preposterous that he would do this,” said Nic Carter, founding partner at the crypto investment firm Castle Island Ventures who describes himself as an “avowed and explicit” Trump supporter. “They’re plumbing new depths of idiocy with the memecoin launch.”

Donald Trump's newly minted cryptocurrency soared on Monday to top $9 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume just hours ahead of the U.S. President-elect's return to the White House.