A new class action lawsuit filing paints Meteora founder Benjamin Chow as the mastermind behind the notorious Libra and Melania meme coins, and asserts that the notable public figures—First Lady Melania Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei—who promoted them aren’t to blame for the alleged “crimes” related to the “scam tokens.” The claims come courtesy of the latest filings in Hurlock v. Kelsier Ventures, a fraud and racketeering class action lawsuit with Meteora, Chow, and others listed as defendants. ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. First lady Melania Trump has made a rare public endorsement of her official memecoin with a repost of a cryptic video of her likeness from the project’s official X account. “Into The Future,” Trump said last week on X, sharing a video from the Melania Meme official X account that showed what seemed like a holographic image of her materializing out of nowhere. Trump last posted about the project on Jan. 19 ...

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