{
  "id": 6576891,
  "title": "Hunter Biden denies profiting from memecoin after his LAPTOP crashes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/hunter-biden-denies-profiting-from-memecoin-after-his-laptop-crashes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:08:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/hunter-biden-denies-profiting-memecoin-laptop-crash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hunter Biden has denied profiting from his troubled LAPTOP memecoin, stating that neither he nor his team had sold any tokens following its launch-day price crash. The memecoin, named after a MacBook reportedly left at a repair shop, saw its value plummet more than 95% in the first hour of trading. Biden blamed the sharp decline on insufficient liquidity and \"snipers,\" trading bots that quickly buy tokens upon market opening. The Base memecoin project claimed it held no token presale and made no allocations to investors or influencers, adding that 4 million tokens would be released as liquidity incentives. However, several Twitter users accused the project of a \"rug pull\" after the memecoin lost more than 95% of its value. Biden's team published the contract address, token allocations, security audit and white paper before trading started, claiming there was no hidden supply or benefit to insiders.",
  "summary": "Nansen found a $117,800 unrealized loss in one wallet as the team announced liquidity incentives and Bubblemaps flagged fresh top holders.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "title": "Will the Crypto Trenches Show Up for Hunter Biden's Meme Coin?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/will-the-crypto-trenches-show-up-for-hunter-bidens-meme-coin",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:47:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Hunter Biden to launch crypto meme coin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hunter-biden-to-launch-crypto-meme-coin",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:11:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Crypto traders turn on Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin before it even launches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/crypto-traders-turn-on-hunter-bidens-laptop-memecoin-before-it-even",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:23:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Hunter Biden’s memecoin flops, falling 95% just hours after launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/hunter-bidens-memecoin-flops-falling-95-just-hours-after-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-09T22:02:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}