Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ And Other Crypto Millionaires Who Bought A Night With Trump

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By Drew Harwell, Jeremy B. Merrill, Chris Dehghanpoor and Carol D. Leonnig

When the creators of President Donald Trump’s meme coin announced last month that its top 220 buyers could join him for dinner at his private golf club outside Washington, the mostly anonymous investors of the Singapore-based crypto collective MemeCore raced to capitalize on the opportunity.

The group of roughly 60 members, many of whom live in China and Southeast Asia, quickly amassed $18 million worth of the coin, securing a seat at Trump’s dinner party next week — and contributing a share of millions of dollars in crypto transaction fees the Trump venture has collected since the contest was announced.

The collective intends to send a co-founder to the dinner with hopes of shaping Trump’s views on their industry, MemeCore chief business development officer Cherry Hsusaid in an interview, identifying the co-founder only by his crypto nickname “Ice.”

“Trump is a very iconic meme character,” Hsu said, likening him to a viral internet legend. She said the members have joked that they hope the dinner includes Big Macs, famously from the president’s preferred fast-food chain.

The gala dinner at the Trump National Golf Club on Thursday will link the president to an unusual collection of deep-pocketed crypto players from around the world, some of whom have told The Washington Post they hope to influence his views on how their industry is regulated or otherwise capitalize on the presidential access.

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