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Meteora Plunges Over 40% After TRUMP-Linked Wallets Move $4.2 Million Airdrop to OKX

Traders accuse insiders of gaming the drop, with on-chain flows to a centralized exchange fueling concerns over an opaque selloff.

Overview

  • Arkham Intelligence identified three addresses tied to the TRUMP memecoin team among the top Meteora airdrop recipients with a combined $4.2 million in MET.
  • All three TRUMP-linked wallets deposited their allocations to OKX on the day the exchange opened MET/USDT spot trading, enabling potential sales that are not traceable on-chain.
  • Meteora’s token fell more than 40% after its launch and listings, with reporting citing a market capitalization around $260 million.
  • Community members accused recipients of gaming the airdrop and described the episode as a rug pull, though direct evidence of sales on OKX was not presented.
  • Decrypt reported that two wallets tied to the Melania Trump meme coin received about $1.23 million in MET despite Meteora’s stated efforts to block bad actors, and those funds were quickly moved to other addresses.