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05/22/2025

BUILDon Pumps 40x: Is It All Part of Trump and CZ's "$2 Billion Plan"?

Over the past few days, the crypto market witnessed a stunning surge in meme coin $BUILDon ($B) — a token that was largely flying under the radar — as it rallied more than 40x, pushing its market cap from $40 million to over $1.8 billion. But what's drawing attention isn't just the numbers; it's the complex political and financial story behind the move, involving the family of former President Donald Trump, Binance CEO CZ, and the stablecoin USD1. Trump and WLFI publicly back $B On May 21, the De

BUILDon Pumps 40x: Is It All Part of Trump and CZ's "$2 Billion Plan"?

Over the past few days, the crypto market witnessed a stunning surge in meme coin $BUILDon ($B) — a token that was largely flying under the radar — as it rallied more than 40x, pushing its market cap from $40 million to over $1.8 billion. But what's drawing attention isn't just the numbers; it's the complex political and financial story behind the move, involving the family of former President Donald Trump, Binance CEO CZ, and the stablecoin USD1.

Trump and WLFI Publicly Back $B

On May 21, DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) — widely believed to have direct ties to the Trump family — officially announced on X (Twitter) that they support meme coin $B as a cultural symbol of BNB Chain, and publicly purchased approximately $25,000 worth of $B.

The market reacted immediately: $B's price shot up and its market cap surpassed $1.8 billion within minutes. But this isn't WLFI's first meme coin endorsement — this time, they appear to be executing a clearly coordinated strategy tying together meme coins, a stablecoin, and a political brand.

$B — From Meme Coin to USD1's "Long Arm"

$BUILDon isn't a new token. It launched in April 2025 on the Fourmeme platform on BNB Chain, initially drawing little attention due to low liquidity. The turning point came on May 15, when $B officially added a trading pair with USD1 — the stablecoin backed by WLFI and Binance.

Just two days later, $B and Fourmeme co-hosted a USD1 trading competition with a $200,000 prize pool, signaling a push to position $B as a key liquidity hub for USD1.

In the days that followed, $B rapidly became the primary liquidity pool for USD1 across BNB Chain, accounting for more than 50% of trading volume — at times reaching as high as 90%.

USD1 and the Alleged $2 Billion Deal Between Trump, CZ, and MGX

The story gets more interesting when reports suggest that USD1 may be at the center of a $2 billion deal between Binance and UAE investment fund MGX.

  • March 2025: The WSJ reported that the Trump family was in talks to acquire a stake in Binance.US. CZ denied it but couldn't stop the speculation.
  • May 2025: Eric Trump confirmed that USD1 was selected as the official stablecoin for MGX's $2 billion investment into Binance.
  • WLFI and CZ appeared together in multiple photos in Abu Dhabi, discussing plans to "take crypto global."

The increasingly clear connection between WLFI – USD1 – Binance – Trump has led analysts to suspect that $B is simply "media bait" for a longer-term play centered on the USD1 stablecoin — especially as the GENIUS Act, the first proposed federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the U.S., is being hotly debated.

Politics, Stablecoins, and a Crypto Empire Called Trump

From meme coin $B to stablecoin USD1, from WLFI to Binance, and from Abu Dhabi to Washington, a web of financial and political interests is taking shape.

Under pressure from Democrats, allegations against Trump related to crypto show no signs of cooling. Senator Elizabeth Warren has gone so far as to accuse Trump of "using stablecoins to conduct suspicious transactions with a UAE fund."

Looked at strategically, however:

  • USD1 is steadily cementing itself as the dominant stablecoin on BNB Chain
  • $B has become a media mascot driving liquidity
  • Trump appears to be slotting in the final piece missing from his digital finance empire: a trading platform (Binance itself, or a formal tie to it)

Bottom Line: $BUILDon Is More Than a Meme

In crypto, meme coins are usually dismissed as jokes. But with $B, we may be watching a new kind of political-financial instrument emerge — one backed by the biggest names in both politics and crypto.

If USD1 becomes the first legally recognized stablecoin in the U.S., and if the Trump–Binance–MGX relationship is real, then $B is just the opening move in a multi-billion-dollar chess game playing out on the global crypto stage.