Memecoins are cryptocurrencies that begin with an internet meme or a joke. Speculative and volatile, they are held up by skeptics as proof that crypto will never compete with traditional finance.

POPCAT has lost 42% of its market cap since TRUMP launched, SHIB and DOGE are both 15% lower and PEPE is down by 22%. The combined market cap loss from these four tokens alone is $13.5 billion, and that doesn't include the double-digit declines of WIF, BONK and 100's of other memecoins.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both have issued crypto meme coins that could earn them billions of dollars. The move is raising ethics concerns as the president promotes the cryptocurrency industry while experts say he's in a position to make determinations about it.