{
  "id": 6307015,
  "title": "Hunter Biden launches $LAPTOP memecoin, trolls Trump by promising that 20% will be reserved for traders who lost money on president’s token",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hunter-biden-launches-laptop-memecoin-trolls-trump-by-promising-that",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:13:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/08/hunter-biden-launches-laptop-memecoin-trolls-trump-by-promising-that-20-will-be-reserved-for-traders-who-lost-money-on-presidents-token/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is set to launch a memecoin called $LAPTOP on September 9. The cryptocurrency, trading under the $LAPTOP ticker, will be available on the Base network, which is operated by Coinbase. With a total supply of one billion tokens, 30% of the supply will be held by the coin's founders, including Hunter Biden, who will lock it away for six months. The remaining 70% will be distributed through free giveaways to traders who lost money on President Donald Trump's memecoin, $TRUMP, as well as subscribers to Hunter Biden's Substack newsletter and a mailing list managed by Andrew Callaghan, a friend of the younger Biden. The $LAPTOP token aims to capitalize on the long-standing controversy surrounding Hunter Biden's laptop, which contained information about his overseas business dealings and personal life during a time when he battled addiction. The project is designed to turn the source of online mockery into a meme-based cryptocurrency, potentially marking another high-profile introduction of a memecoin by a prominent figure.",
  "summary": "The announcement drew swift criticism on Crypto Twitter, where users expressed fatigue with memecoin-linked “rug pulls.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}