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TRUMP tokenholders face steep losses as the first vesting unlock goes live on 
April 18, releasing 40 million tokens, worth roughly $309 million, into 
circulation at a 90% discount from its peak.
The unlocked tokens account for 20% of the current circulating supply and 
could introduce fresh volatility as a previously illiquid portion of the 
supply hits the market. According to CoinGecko, the TRUMP token price has 
fluctuated between $7.46 and $7.83 in the past 24 hours.
April 18 marks the first unlock event for the TRUMP token, with steady, 
smaller unlocks following from that date.
_TRUMP emission schedule. Source:__GetTrumpMemes_
The TRUMP token is down 89.5% from its all-time high of $73.43 recorded on 
Jan. 19, just two days after launching ahead of US President Donald Trump&#8217;s 
inauguration. The token&#8217;s value collapsed in the weeks following its debut, 
with over 800,000 wallets suffering a total of $2 billion in losses, according 
to estimates from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis
Gains or losses are only realized upon sale, meaning holders won&#8217;t incur 
actual losses unless they choose to sell their tokens. According to the 
token&#8217;s website, the unlocked tokens will belong to the &#8220;Creators and CIC 
Digital LLC.&#8221;****
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## Who owns the TRUMP token supply?
According to the TRUMP token&#8217;s website, two organizations affiliated with 
Trump&#8217;s business umbrella own 80% of the token supply: CIC Digital LLC and 
Fight Fight Fight LLC.
A report from MarketWatch notes that CIC Digital, an affiliate of The Trump 
Organization, was placed in a trust by the time of Trump&#8217;s 2024 financial 
disclosures to the US Federal Election Commission. CIC Digital had previously 
been linked to Trump&#8217;s non-fungible token collections.
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Fight Fight Fight LLC is another Trump-affiliated business. It is co-owned by 
CIC Digital and another company, Celebration Cards LLC, which was formed in 
Wyoming by Andrew Pierce. Fight Fight Fight LLC is synonymous with the Trump 
slogan &#8220;Fight Fight Fight,&#8221; which he shouted into a camera during an 
assassination attempt during a campaign rally.
The April 18 unlock represents a &#8220;cliff&#8221; &#8212; a large, one-time release of 
tokens. While there are other cliff unlocks ahead, many tokens will be 
released at a steadier pace. For example, between April 19 and 21, around 
493,000 tokens will unlock daily, according to DropsTab.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken introduced foreign exchange (forex) perpetual 
futures contracts to its Kraken Pro platform on April 18, giving traders 
further exposure to global currency markets.
The first two perpetual forex futures available on the platform will be the 
euro-US dollar (EUR-USD) and the British pound-US dollar (GBP-USD) contracts, 
according to a company announcement.
Both contracts feature 20x leverage and no expiry date, meaning they do not 
have to be rolled or settled by a deadline, unlike traditional futures 
contracts, which have an expiry date.
Kraken&#8217;s move is the latest in a series of expansions from the company, as it 
seeks to blur the line between digital assets and traditional financial 
products &#8212; a trend reflected across the crypto industry.
_EUR-USD price action. Source:__TradingView_
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## Kraken sinks its tentacles into TradFi markets
Kraken rolled out spot forex trading to clients worldwide except for the 
United States in March 2020.
The launch gave crypto traders access to nine major currency pairs on the 
platform, including the euro, US dollar, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, pound, 
and Swiss franc pairs.
The crypto exchange in March signed an agreement to purchase NinjaTrader, a 
retail futures platform, for $1.5 billion.
The deal is expected to close during the first half of 2025 and will position 
Kraken to offer crypto futures trading to US residents.
Mastercard and Kraken partnered in April to release a crypto debit card that 
gives holders the ability to spend cryptocurrencies in standard retail 
transactions.
On April 14, the exchange introduced stock and ETF trading in select US 
states, including New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, 
Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia.
Kraken is also reportedly eyeing a capital raise of up to $1 billion as the 
company explores going public, according to a Bloomberg report published in 
March.
If Kraken&#8217;s IPO plans materialize, the public offering will likely happen in 
the first quarter of 2026, Bloomberg reported.
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