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<p class="is-style-lead">On-chain sleuth ZachXBT exposed Martin Shkreli, widely known as “Pharma Bro,” as the creator of the new Solana-based <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/meme-coin/" rel="">meme coin</a>, called TrumpCoin (DJT).</p> 
<p>On June 19, Arkham Intelligence announced a $150,000 bounty for exposing the deployer of DJT. A few hours later, ZachXBT claims that Shkreli is the creator of the meme coin after he “panic” messaged the on-chain investigator.&nbsp;</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">For those who are confused and need additional context. <br><br>Earlier today Arkham announced a $150K bounty for the identity of the DJT creator<br><br>11:49 pm UTC I reply to Arkham saying I submitted for the bounty<br>11:57 pm UTC Martin Shkreli panic DM’s me <br>12:27 am UTC Martin Shkreli… <a href="https://t.co/pKCQDOo7AZ" target="_blank" rel="">pic.twitter.com/pKCQDOo7AZ</a></p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) <a href="https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1803240784436797871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">June 19, 2024</a>
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<p>However, Shkreli, who served around seven years in prison with a $70 million fine for committing securities fraud, claims that former U.S. President <a href="https://crypto.news/crypto-scammers-targeting-major-trump-supporters/" rel="">Donald Trump</a>’s 18-year-old son, Barron Trump, is also involved in the meme coin. He <a href="https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/1803495790742217126" target="_blank" rel="">added</a>:<br><br>“I did not act alone.”</p> 
<p>Moreover, Shkreli said in an X post that the keys to the token’s contract are with “Trump” — pointing out Barron Trump. Screenshots shared by ZachXBT show Shkreli claiming that he has more than “1,000 pieces of evidence” proving the involvement of the 18-year-old Trump in the meme coin’s deployment.&nbsp;</p> 
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<p>In addition, in an X Spaces on June 18, Shkreli claimed that the former U.S. President also approved the project and a total of 10 people were involved in its launch. He even claimed that Trump has been discussing the potential listing of TrumpCoin with the Kraken crypto exchange.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">' <a href="https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">@MartinShkreli</a> noting <a href="https://twitter.com/blknoiz06?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">@blknoiz06</a>'s involvement with <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24DJT&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">$DJT</a> 👀 <a href="https://t.co/YmFwgCPozF" target="_blank" rel="">pic.twitter.com/YmFwgCPozF</a></p>— macki (@_mackinac) <a href="https://twitter.com/_mackinac/status/1803521070219329618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="">June 19, 2024</a>
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<p>Despite the drama surrounding the meme coin, DJT surged by 29% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $0.015 at the time of writing. The asset’s market cap is currently sitting at $165 million with a daily trading volume of $9 million.</p> 
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<p>However, the price movement of the meme coin has some investors worried as TrumpCoin took a sharp fall from its all-time of $0.038 on June 18.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>There have been no updates from the former U.S. President regarding the <a href="https://crypto.news/is-donald-trump-actually-launching-an-official-coin/" rel="">launch</a> of an official meme coin yet.</p> 
<p> Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/ai-altcoins-rally-as-nvidia-stock-gains-bullish-momentum/" rel=""> AI altcoins rally as Nvidia stock gains bullish momentum </a> </p>

‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli, Barron Trump exposed as alleged DJT creators

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