★ Private Action
Justin Sun becomes top $TRUMP holder to secure dinner invite
Filed May 2025$19,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Sun publicly disclosed on May 20, 2025 that he was the top holder of the $TRUMP memecoin, owning approximately 1.4 million tokens worth around $19 million after buying during the April-to-May qualifying window.
Who enabled it
Deal or steal?
Sun was simultaneously in talks with Trump's SEC over the agency's 2023 fraud suit against him. His $TRUMP purchases funneled trading fees to the Trump family and partners controlling roughly 80% of the token supply.
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Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun publicly disclosed on May 20, 2025 that he was the top holder of the $TRUMP memecoin, owning approximately 1.4 million tokens valued at around $19 million. Sun bought $TRUMP during the April 23 – May 22 qualifying window, securing a spot at Trump's May 22 dinner at his Northern Virginia golf club reserved for the top 220 $TRUMP holders. Sun was simultaneously in talks with Trump's SEC over a potential resolution to a 2023 fraud suit the agency had brought against him.
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Crypto blogger Christensen buys $TRUMP for dinner invite
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025MemeCore buys $TRUMP memecoin for top-25 dinner reception
- ★ Private ActionJanuary 2025Trump launches $TRUMP memecoin days before inauguration
- ★ Private ActionNovember 2024Justin Sun anchors Trump DeFi token sale with $30M buy
- ★ Private ActionJune 2026Trump banked $2.2 billion in year one, mostly from crypto he regulates