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06/16 06:38

Bybit Bets on Meme Coin Mania With $100K Prize Poo

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When the world’s second-largest crypto exchange dangles a six-figure prize pool and an exclusive sports trip in front of traders, the asset in question is rarely chosen for its fundamentals. Bybit’s newly announced Trade & Hold $TRUMP campaign follows that playbook precisely. The exchange will reward users for buying and holding the politically themed meme coin, with a total prize allocation of $100,000 and a VIP experience tied to an upcoming football finals event, according to the original report. The campaign structure matters. Trade & Hold mechanics force exposure over a set window, locking tokens in exchange wallets and artificially reducing short-term sell pressure. For a token like $TRUMP—born from political branding rather than protocol innovation—that temporary supply squeeze can amplify volatility. The reward pool and luxury trip are designed less for loyal holders and more to capture the speculative churn that makes such tokens profitable for exchanges. Bybit isn’t the first exchange to lean into themed junk token trading, and it won’t be the last. The economics are simple: meme coins draw enormous retail trading flow, often in illiquid pairs with wide spreads, generating fee income that far exceeds what many fundamentally sound assets produce. Tokens that top weekly gainer charts rarely stay there for long, but the velocity of trading during their flash surges is what market makers and exchanges bank on. The $TRUMP token sits at the intersection of two powerful retail drivers: political spectacle and get-rich-quick narratives. After the 2024 election, political meme coins saw renewed activity, often fueled by social media hype rather than development roadmaps. By attaching a VIP football finals reward—an event with massive European and Asian viewership—Bybit is targeting the same demographic that propelled earlier f
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