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    Newsom Plans ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ to Mock Trump’s Crypto Ties

    CryptoGateBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has teased plans to launch a “Trump Corruption Coin” as a direct response to Donald Trump’s controversial involvement in crypto, particularly by means of memecoins.

    Talking on the “Pivot” podcast, Newsom, a Democrat, mentioned the deliberate memecoin, named explicitly after Trump’s alleged scandals, is a part of his broader “Marketing campaign for Democracy” initiative, with proceeds from the coin going towards redistricting efforts and voter outreach.

    “We’re about to place a meme coin out,” Newsom mentioned in the course of the interview. “And you realize what, Donald Trump? We’ll see how properly your coin does versus our coin.” When requested if it could be referred to as a “Gavin Coin,” the governor replied: “No, it’s Trump Corruption Coin.”

    “We’re simply making an attempt to show up the warmth and tune individuals into the absurdity,” he added. “This is without doubt one of the nice grifters of our time,” Newsom mentioned of Trump. “None of that is regular.”

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    Trump, who has embraced crypto as a part of his post-presidency branding, has touted huge income from digital asset offers, together with his private memecoin and NFTs.

    In June, he disclosed earning $57.4 million from his stake in World Liberty Monetary. In his 2025 public monetary disclosure, filed with the Workplace of Authorities Ethics, Trump reported holding 15.75 billion WLFI governance tokens. The submitting attributes the revenue to token gross sales.

    He even held a private dinner earlier this 12 months with patrons of his Trump-themed token. In the meantime, his firm, Trump Media and Know-how Group, claimed in July to hold over $2 billion in Bitcoin and different digital property.

    Earlier this month, The New Yorker claimed Trump has amassed an estimated $2.4 billion from crypto-related ventures since 2022. The report famous these ventures now account for almost 44% of Trump’s political-era wealth, elevating considerations over potential conflicts of curiosity.

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    The comment comes amid a broader marketing campaign by Newsom to parody Trump’s branding. Over the previous week, the governor has used his official press workplace account on X to imitate Trump’s signature all-caps tweets.

    “EXCEPT WHAT IS WRITTEN AND BROADCAST IN THE FAKE NEWS, I NOW HAVE THE HIGHEST POLL NUMBERS I’VE EVER HAD, SOME IN THE 60’S AND EVEN 70’S. THANK YOU. MAKE AMERICA GAVIN AGAIN!!! — GCN,” he wrote in a single put up.