2025-12-27 13:25:26

From Meme coins to DeFi platforms, a certain political figure's family is rewriting the crypto market in a different way.

Let's look at the numbers first: the two Meme coins jointly issued by the family once created a miracle of a hundred billion market cap, but then experienced a plunge of over 80%. Behind this rollercoaster market trend is the疯狂追捧 of retail investors and the quiet withdrawal of institutions. More notably, a DeFi platform controlled by the family generated approximately $57 million in revenue in 2025—where did this money come from?

The business model of the "Crypto Dinner" has also sparked heated discussion in the industry: token holders can purchase specific coins to get the chance to dine with influential figures. This approach has long been mature in traditional financing, but it appears particularly glaring when transferred to the crypto world. Industry observers have bluntly stated that this casts a "corruption" shadow over the entire ecosystem.

The contradiction lies in this: on one hand, the friendly attitude of political figures toward the crypto industry has indeed promoted improvements in the regulatory environment; on the other hand, the family leveraging its own IP and influence for large-scale commercial monetization— is this empowerment or parasitism? There is no simple answer to this question, but it is worth deep reflection for every participant.

MEME1,84%

DEFI7,36%

IP4,22%

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RunWhenCut

· 13h ago

Billions in market value plummeted by 80%. This is the true picture of the crypto world. Selling dinner to buy coins—this trick is brilliant. The traditional method of cutting leeks has now moved on-chain. Where did the $57 million profit come from? I just want to know how this number is calculated. With political halo support, regulation has indeed improved, but isn't it a bit too obvious to fleece retail investors this way? Speaking of monetizing power, the crypto world has really mastered the old tricks. Oh my God, you can still eat while holding coins? I really can't understand this investment rationale. Wait, is this family treating the crypto world as an ATM? Or are they genuinely building an ecosystem? I just smile—retail investors flocking while institutions withdraw, just classic routines. If they weren't political figures, they'd have been criticized to death long ago. Is it parasitism or empowerment? Anyway, I can't afford to be fleeced anymore.

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PermabullPete

· 13h ago

Hundreds of billions to plunge, this wave of cutting leeks is just too obvious --- How did you make 57 million? I want to know too --- Dinner exchange? Learned all the tricks --- Power realization, the crypto circle has also started playing this set --- Retail investors were again harvested, old script, new scene --- Why does DeFi platform make so much money? What about transparency? --- This is rent-seeking by power, just called the crypto circle with a different name --- Institutions left early, leaving retail investors to take the fall --- Regulatory friendliness = insiders making money? --- Crypto dinner sounds like a scam, doesn’t it

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TokenStorm

· 13h ago

A hundred billion market cap drops by 80%, I need to carefully analyze this move... On-chain data shows that the recent sell-off was indeed driven by institutions fleeing, retail investors were thoroughly harvested. DeFi platform earning 57 million USD? Honestly, I really want to know where this money came from, is it from miner fee commissions or what? The "Crypto Dinner" scheme... has some real stuff, moving traditional financing models directly into the crypto space results in total failure, it's too glaring. Policy friendliness has indeed increased, but at what cost? Are we all betting that we won't be the last to exit [dog head] To put it simply, it's still the old problem: monetizing IP rights vs. ecological pollution, no one can fully convince anyone. I can't see through the storm's center very well, but I am tracking the on-chain wallets...

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Token_Sherpa

· 13h ago

nah this is just regulatory capture with extra steps... political family playing the ponzinomics game while retail gets liquidated. classic wealth extraction dressed up as "democratizing finance" lol

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WealthCoffee

· 13h ago

Hundreds of billions in market cap plummeted by 80%, retail investors lost everything, institutions already exited—this is the reality of the crypto world. Oh my, switching currencies at a dinner party? What's the difference from harvesting leek farmers... Money is easy to make, but making it like this is a bit too much, isn't it? Political halo plus DeFi has indeed rewritten the market, but who bears the cost? This isn't empowerment; it's blatant monetization of influence, brother. Retail investors have been cut again. When will they finally learn their lesson?

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PuzzledScholar

· 13h ago

Hundreds of billions in market value directly halved by 80%. This wave of cutting leeks is just too obvious.

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GasOptimizer

· 13h ago

After an 80% plunge, all the institutions have run away, leaving retail investors to pick up the pieces. I've seen this data pattern too many times. Where did the 57 million in DeFi come from? Check the on-chain fee model, and you'll understand. Dinner Coin = Financing 2.0, just a rebrand without changing the essence. This logic falls apart as soon as you run the numbers in Excel. Is it empowerment or parasitism? The question is asked backwards; it should be who has higher capital efficiency. Persona-driven marketing, just the ultimate arbitrage opportunity in the crypto world.

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