President Donald Trump claimed Monday he saved the cryptocurrency industry from the Joe Biden administration, characterizing the previous government's actions as a "weaponization of government" against the sector. This assertion comes as a new investigation by blockchain analytics firm Nansen revealed that nearly one million investors collectively lost $3.81 billion on Trump’s official TRUMP (CRYPTO: TRUMP) meme coin. The report highlights a stark disparity where 988,905 wallets, constituting around two-thirds of all TRUMP buyers, were underwater through the end of June 2025, while fewer than 500,000 wallets generated profits totaling roughly $4 billion.

Financial Details and Market Impact

The President’s annual financial disclosure showed he earned approximately $636 million from the meme coin project in 2025. Trump and affiliated entities generated revenue through trading fees, allowing them to profit regardless of whether the token’s price rose or fell. The TRUMP memecoin was launched three days before the January 2025 inauguration and has fallen about 97% since reaching an all-time high of $75.35.

Retail Vs. Sophisticated Traders

The Nansen report underscores the widening gap between sophisticated traders and retail investors in the meme coin market. The analytics firm noted that early participants, many using automated trading strategies, captured outsized gains during the token’s initial surge, while later retail buyers absorbed most of the subsequent losses.

Political and Regulatory Reaction

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the Biden administration had no understanding of crypto and used government power to destroy the industry. He claimed that Biden only turned pro-crypto in his final months because he was losing badly in the polls and needed the voter base. The White House rejected suggestions that Trump profited at the expense of investors. "President Trump proudly made the U.S. the crypto capital of the world," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The New York Times. "All actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people."

Bitcoin is experiencing a significant shift in investor sentiment as capital rotates toward artificial intelligence and gold, leading to a 28% year-to-date decline against a 3.9% drop for gold. Veteran trader Peter Brandt announced he is contemplating selling some of his Bitcoin holdings to buy gold, arguing the metal is poised to gain substantially against the cryptocurrency. This divergence follows Bitcoin's worst monthly performance in four years, falling 20% in June to below $60,000, while gold held near $4,000 per ounce despite an 11.7% monthly drop.

Brandt's analysis focuses on the XAU/BTC ratio, which has trended lower for over a decade as Bitcoin outperformed gold. Since 2019-2020, the pace of decline has markedly slowed, with steep vertical drops replaced by a flattening curve. In technical analysis terms, this flattening signals sellers of gold relative to Bitcoin are running out of steam, indicating a potential tide turning in gold's favor. This view directly contradicts the popular narrative among crypto bulls expecting a massive rotation back into Bitcoin due to its underperformance.

Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor offers a different perspective, framing Bitcoin's recent underperformance as a capital market issue rather than a structural flaw. He estimates that approximately $500 billion in capital is currently flowing into artificial intelligence, with major players like Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX each raising roughly $80 billion simultaneously. Saylor describes this concentration as an "AI-driven black hole" that has prompted institutional investors to rotate out of existing positions.

Saylor predicts capital will return to Bitcoin around Q3, with the market normalizing by Q4 as AI deals settle. He estimates Bitcoin absorbed about $10 to $15 billion of the current outflow. His metric for determining when Bitcoin becomes attractive again is the discount to its 200-week moving average, which he refers to as the asset's book value. This timeline aligns with his broader strategy, as Strategy Inc. purchased 175,000 Bitcoin this year while selling only 32 coins, a move Saylor defended as immaterial.

Other analysts maintain a mixed outlook. Analyst Pablo Heman stated he holds both assets and anticipates a significant Bitcoin bounce over the next few months, provided the price holds above $55,000. He remains bullish on gold and silver for the next five to ten years, citing China's move to challenge London's LBMA by setting the spot gold price in Hong Kong as a development not yet fully priced in by the market.

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