Power and Crypto: Inside Trump's Dinner
On the evening of May 22, 2025, the golf club by the Potomac River in the suburbs of Washington was brightly lit. Marine One helicopter slowly landed, and Trump stepped out of the cabin. 220 guests holding special ‘entry tickets’ were waiting for a power feast in the encrypted world - the total amount of TRUMP tokens they hold ranks in the top 220 globally, with a minimum threshold of $55,000.
Trump dinner party
The dinner, jointly hosted by CIC Digital LLC, a subsidiary of the Trump family business, and Fight Fight Fight LLC, is officially referred to as the “most prestigious invitation in the world.” Participants are required to hold TRUMP coins for entry, with the top 25 holders gaining access to the VIP reception, and the top four receiving a limited edition $100,000 Trump Tourbillon watch.
The dinner menu is exposed on social media: cheese salad, filet mignon, pan-seared salmon, and finally finished with chocolate mousse cake. It is worth noting that this set of dishes in Trump’s own restaurant costs only $130, sharply contrasting with the $55,000 entrance fee.
Sun Yuchen: $19 million to buy the “Big Brother” position
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, ranks first in the holding list with 1.43 million TRUMP coins (worth $19.67 million), becoming the focus of the event. As the ‘big brother’ on the list, he not only received a limited edition gold watch as a gift but also took the stage to say: ‘All people in the coin circle gather in the United States to do coin-related activities, which is the best thing in my life.’
This is not the first time Sun Yuchen has cooperated with the Trump family. At the end of 2024, he invested $75 million in the Trump family’s encrypted project World Liberty Financial and served as an advisor. Interestingly, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subsequently suspended its lawsuit against him for market manipulation.
Encryption Politicization: A Two-Way Pursuit of Interests Game
This banquet reflects Trump’s strategy of deeply tying political influence to encrypted capital.
- Policy Dividend Swap: Sun Yuchen’s TRON network issued USDT with a total value exceeding 77.7 billion US dollars, accounting for 50% of the global market, urgently requiring relaxation of U.S. regulation.
- Regulatory Shift Signal: SEC Withdraws Multiple Cryptocurrency Lawsuits After Trump Takes Office, ‘GENIUS Act’ Moves Forward
Conclusion: The new monetization experiment of money and power
When Justin Sun put on the ‘Trump Gold Watch’, this encrypted dinner has surpassed ordinary commercial activities: it has become a landmark event in the tokenization of political influence. On one side, 220 VIP players paid $148 million for the opportunity to dine with the President; on the other side, the Trump family made hundreds of millions of dollars by issuing TRUMP tokens.
With 80% of the tokens still controlled by the Trump family, this experiment exposes the risk of Meme coins becoming a “centralized harvesting tool.” The real game of the encryption world may have just begun.
