Official Trump memecoin jumps 29% following Korea Blockchain Week announcement
The Official Trump memecoin surged 29% after its @GetTrumpMemes account confirmed the token will make its conference debut at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul, with Upbit as the event's main sponsor.
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The Official Trump memecoin posted a sharp 29% gain on Thursday after the project's official account, @GetTrumpMemes, confirmed the token will make its first-ever conference appearance at Korea Blockchain Week (@kbwofficial) in Seoul. The announcement also tagged Upbit, the event's main sponsor, signalling a potential push into one of Asia's most active crypto markets.
The token hit $2.79 on the day and was up around 68% on the week, extending a broader recovery that has drawn renewed attention to the Solana-based memecoin.
Korea Blockchain Week: A Major Stage
Korea Blockchain Week 2026 returns to Seoul from September 29 to October 1, with Upbit, Korea's leading digital asset exchange, joining as main sponsor. The event opens on September 29 with a private institutional forum co-hosted with Upbit, aimed at policymakers, financial institutions, and senior industry leaders. KBW is regarded as Asia's leading gathering for the global Web3 industry, bringing founders, investors, and decision-makers together in Seoul, one of the world's most influential digital asset markets.
A conference debut at KBW could give the Official Trump project meaningful exposure to institutional and retail audiences across the Asia-Pacific region, where South Korea consistently ranks among the highest in per-capita crypto trading volumes.
Context: Rally and Longer-Term Decline
The weekly gain tracks broader market strength, with total crypto market capitalisation rising around 3.25% on the same day. Still, the move comes against a difficult longer-term backdrop. The token's all-time high of $74.27 was reached on January 19, 2025 , and the TRUMP memecoin was launched just before Trump's presidential inauguration in January 2025. Despite the recent recovery, the token continues to trade well below that peak.
The project has leaned on event-driven catalysts to sustain interest. Earlier in 2026, an announcement of an exclusive dinner for top holders briefly pushed prices sharply higher before a pullback, illustrating how sensitive the token remains to community-focused news.
Thursday's move follows a similar pattern, with the Korea Blockchain Week announcement providing a concrete, near-term catalyst ahead of the late-September event.
Sources:
PR Newswire: KBW 2026 Returns to Seoul, Upbit Joins as Main Sponsor
The Defiant: KBW 2026 Seoul Conference Details
Coinbase: Official Trump (TRUMP) Price
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