Key points

  • The November 22 gala is reserved for the top 185 registered TRUMP holders measured by a time-weighted leaderboard.
  • The top 29 qualify for a separate VIP reception, while the official terms allow the event to be rescheduled, replaced or cancelled.
  • The promotion links token holding to event access as U.S. lawmakers continue debating ethics restrictions around officials' crypto interests.

The organization behind the TRUMP meme coin has opened a new holder-ranked competition for access to a November 22 gala with U.S. President Donald Trump. Official event terms say the top 185 registered holders on a time-weighted leaderboard will qualify for the dinner at Trump National, Washington, D.C., while the top 29 will be eligible for a separate VIP reception. The promotion makes continued token ownership, rather than a conventional ticket purchase, the central route to attendance.

How the leaderboard works

The official terms, last modified September 29, define a measurement period running from October 5 through November 12. Rankings are based on time-weighted holdings, so both the amount held and the length of time it remains in a participant's wallet affect the score. The Coin Club website says registration is open and requires at least one TRUMP token to enter the active standings. Invitations are non-transferable, and identity verification may be required.

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Participants who qualified for the project's October Formula 1 event can receive a 10% carryover boost based on their final score, but only if they maintain at least their October 1 holdings through the new measurement period. Selling below that level removes the boost. The terms also exclude residents and citizens of several sanctioned jurisdictions and any location where participation would be prohibited.

A commercial benefit tied to token ownership

The project describes TRUMP as a digital collectible and says it is not intended as an investment or security. Its own website nevertheless acknowledges that leaderboard campaigns may contribute to price volatility. The site also says Fight Fight Fight LLC and CIC Digital LLC collectively control 80% of the token allocation on a three-year release schedule, and that affiliated entities receive trading revenue. Those disclosures matter because the dinner gives the token a non-cash promotional benefit whose availability depends on relative holdings. The program does not set a fixed token amount that guarantees a seat. A participant's standing can change as other wallets buy, sell or remain registered, so qualifying early in the measurement period does not ensure an invitation at the November 12 cutoff.

Independent reporting by Decrypt said this will be the third holder event linked to the token. It reported that the project announced the gala on September 30 and that four top-ranked participants are also offered gold Trump watches. The official terms reviewed by The Token Press confirm the dinner, the 185-seat threshold and the 29-person reception, but do not guarantee that the event will proceed exactly as planned. Organizers reserve the right to reschedule, replace or cancel an event and may offer a limited-edition NFT instead.

Policy questions remain separate from the promotion

The campaign arrives while Congress continues debating conflict-of-interest rules in broader crypto market-structure legislation. Decrypt connected the announcement to the Senate's recent failure to advance the CLARITY Act, where restrictions on officials' crypto interests were disputed. That legislative outcome does not determine the legal status of this promotion, and the dinner terms do not resolve wider ethics questions. For holders, the immediate facts are narrower: standings close November 12, qualification depends on sustained relative holdings, and the organizer retains broad cancellation and substitution rights.

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