As excitement mounts over the widely advertised ‘TRUMP Dinner’ event, recent on-chain data show that the top 25 time-weighted holders of the $TRUMP memecoin now control a whopping 2,099,122 tokens.
Who are these 25 elite wallets, and how did they gain control over such a large chunk of the $TRUMP supply? For one thing, if you’re doing the math, mine isn’t among them. And for another, based on the calculations that would seem to earn you a place on this leaderboard, your path to such a holding would involve amassing a substantial quantity and then keeping it for a real long while.
The top 25 VIPs for the upcoming 'TRUMP Dinner' now hold over 2 million $TRUMP in total
According to the official TRUMP meme dinner site, the top 25 time-weighted holders collectively own 2,099,122 $TRUMP — with nearly 1.6M held based on the time-weighted leaderboard.
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— Followin (@followin_io) April 24, 2025
The leaderboard, which updates every hour, gamifies a blend of influence and patience. This is not your typical leaderboard, which would just rank people by balance size. This one prefers people who have hung on to their positions longer. So it’s relatively brain-dead simple: You can win by having more balance, or by doing what the top leader doesn’t do, which is to lose balance and not keep it for a while. The side reward for being in the top 25 is a dinner and an invitation to talk to the man for whom this whole Trump coin was made, as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the White House.
Memecoins combining social prestige, political proximity, and crypto culture have made this one of the most discussed events in recent memecoin history. But not every memecoin VIP holder is doing well.
Top 10 Whales Hold $20.49M — But Face Over $1.2M in Unrealized Losses
As per the data put together by on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the 10 biggest $TRUMP wallets together hold about $20.49 million in token value as of April 24. By our estimates, this group of the 10 largest wallets has a combined unrealized loss of around $1.26 million on the tokens they hold.
Among these leading addresses, only two wallets were pinpointed as early accumulation holders. These wallets acquired $TRUMP tokens ahead of the dinner event announcement, most likely positioning themselves not long before the dinner event happened. The rest of the top whale addresses either moved their tokens from centralized exchanges or bought $TRUMP token after the announcement, when the token was getting a surge in attention.
TRUMP Dinner Top 10 whales hold 1.65M $TRUMP — with an unrealized loss of $1.26M
As of April 24, according to @ai_9684xtpa , the top 10 wallets collectively hold $20.49M worth of $TRUMP, but are down $1.26M overall. Only two whales used early accumulation addresses — the rest… https://t.co/1pXe5LE2K4 pic.twitter.com/1ozfoIEe9q
— Followin (@followin_io) April 24, 2025
For most of the top holders, the access given in the real world, especially a sit-down dinner with Trump, seems to be the main draw. Paying what amounts to a small fortune just to access that scenario seems unfathomable in purely financial terms. Yet in the top holder playbook, it seems to be a clear mainstay: pay up and pay in part because the scenario is politically, socially, and perhaps even legally, unfathomable to most people. And yet here we are, discussing it.
Moreover, there is speculation about the identity of the top wallet, with some analysts suggesting that it may belong to the market-making firm Wintermute. If this is indeed the case, it would indicate an even higher level of intrigue—and likely institutional involvement—than analysts have previously assigned to this event and this token.
A New Era of Utility: From Memecoin to Social Asset
Although numerous memecoins depend exclusively on going viral, being funny, or experiencing speculative pump cycles, $TRUMP seems to be creating a distinct niche that mixes political branding with something that resembles actual utility. The invitation to dinner has turned the token from an asset that one might speculate on into one that offers social, as well as financial, returns to its holders.
For a large number of people, the act of possessing $TRUMP is no longer merely a quasi-monetary one; it is about prestige and sartorial influence. They may have it for a chance to use it with a wealthy former U.S. President, even in a half-promotional way, and that makes it stand out in a landscape of presidential and otherwise potent memecoins. One cannot deny that it carries a kind of real-world utility that drives meme value.
The leaderboard keeps updating in real time, and traders and holders are watching wallet movements closely. Will there be a price rebound in time for every holder to be in profit by dinner? In predictable old-school guv’ment fashion, for the 11th hour, we can’t say. One thing is for sure, though: in the bizarre and unpredictable crypto world, the Dinner de $TRUMP is proving that sometimes, good ol’ influence is more profitable than gain.
And for the top 25, it’s no longer just about a token—it’s about being afforded a seat at the table.
Disclosure: This is not trading or investment advice. Always do your research before buying any cryptocurrency or investing in any services.
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