{
  "id": 4380823,
  "title": "Real Trump Coins denies launching GOLD token, blames ‘bad actors’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/real-trump-coins-denies-launching-gold-token-blames-bad-actors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:04:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/real-trump-coins-denies-gold-token-launch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Trump Coins, a Trump-linked entity, has denied launching or authorizing the Trump Digital GOLD token. The controversy arose after the token appeared on the group's online platforms before disappearing. Real Trump Coins blamed the promotion on \"third-party bad actors.\" The group's X account promoted the token on Saturday, directing users to its website. However, the X posts were later deleted. Real Trump Coins now directs users to TrumpCoins.com. The GOLD token saw a highly concentrated supply, with Lookonchain reporting that the developer and newly created wallets controlled 82.45% of it. A group of 15 wallets linked to the team reportedly sold their holdings for about $330,000, making an estimated $312,000 profit. The account and the website's involvement have left crypto observers puzzled, as they questioned how both could be compromised. The X account bio still linked to TrumpCoins.com, but it continued to direct customers to RealTrumpCoins.com until August 25. Despite the confusion, Real Trump Coins maintained that it would not authorize any digital token and was cooperating with authorities to investigate the matter.",
  "summary": "Trump-linked Real Trump Coins said it never authorized GOLD or any digital token as questions persisted over its X account, associated domains and the concentrated token supply.",
  "key_points": [
    "Real Trump Coins denies launching or authorizing Trump Digital GOLD token",
    "Third-party bad actors promoted the token on X account",
    "Developer and newly created wallets controlled 82.45% of GOLD token supply"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}