Just days ahead of his return to the White House, President Trump and his wife Melania launched a pair of meme coins that have skyrocketed in value and earned them billions of dollars, at least on paper.

As Trump becomes the 47th president, his entry into the cryptocurrency space through meme tokens marks an unprecedented intersection of power and digital assets.

What are TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins? What are the risks and why a certain section of the community has criticized these meme coins? Let’s find out.