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Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed that the majority of holdings for Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) token and Melania Trump’s Melania Meme (MELANIA) token are concentrated in the hands of just 40 crypto whales.
These whales, who each hold $10 million or more in the tokens, account for 94% of the combined token supply, according to a report published on January 22.
Meanwhile, 2.2% of token holders possess less than $100,000 worth of either token. Despite the whale dominance, the memecoin launches reportedly brought a wave of new users to the crypto space.
Wallets holding between $1 million and $10 million worth of the tokens represent only 2.1%, while those with holdings valued between $100,000 and $1 million account for just 1.7%.
Chainalysis also revealed that while 77% of TRUMP tokenholders have made less than $100, over 60 whales have profited more than $10 million. Conversely, only a small number of holders have incurred significant losses, with few losing between $10,000 and $100,000, and even fewer exceeding losses of $100,000.
According to their findings, nearly 90% of MELANIA’s supply is held in a single wallet, contradicting the project’s website, which outlines a more distributed allocation.
According to the latest CoinShares report, this marked the largest weekly inflows of 2025 so far, pushing year-to-date (YTD) inflows to $2.7 billion. The spike in activity has pushed total assets under management (AuM) to an all-time high of $171 billion.
Triggered by the Trump inauguration euphoria, digital asset products saw record inflows of $2.2 billion last week.
This accounted for 34% of total Bitcoin trading volumes on trusted exchanges, showing an increase in market engagement. When it comes to regional demand, the U.S. dominated inflows, contributing $2 billion of the total. Switzerland and Canada followed with inflows of $89 million and $13 million, respectively, showing global demand for digital assets, reports CoinShares.
Global trading volumes for exchange-traded products (ETPs) also show there is a rise in interest, with $21 billion traded last week.