Coverage dated September 7, 2026 to September 12, 2026

Hunter Biden lashes out after $LAPTOP meme coin collapse

Headline from FOX Business, on the newest of 3 developments

Former first son Hunter Biden erupted online after his $LAPTOP meme coin collapsed, blaming a "f--k up" that left four out of five investors with losses.

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  1. Hunter Biden Announces A Meme Coin, 'Channel 5' In Hot Water For Giving Him Their Mailing List

    Headline from Know Your Meme ·

  2. Hunter Biden’s laptop-linked meme coin soars, then falls after market debut

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. Newest

    Hunter Biden lashes out after $LAPTOP meme coin collapse

    Headline from FOX Business ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Hunter Biden launches crypto meme coin making light of laptop scandal (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hunter Biden is turning his notorious laptop into a crypto play -- launching a $LAPTOP meme coin that will hand out tokens to investors who lost money betting on President Trump’s rival digital currency.

  2. UPI

    Hunter Biden launching $LAPTOP crypto meme coin (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin on Wednesday that appears to be aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump.

  3. Forbes

    Hunter Biden Launching $LAPTOP Memecoin Amid Praise For Crypto (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Some of the coins will be sent to people who’ve lost money on President Donald Trump’s crypto venture, The Wall Street Journal reports.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Hunter Biden is reportedly launching a meme coin inspired by his infamous laptop (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s laptop could be about to take on a new, more profitable meaning. The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday morning that Biden, who is the son of former president Joe Biden, was launching his own cryptocurrency.

  5. The Hill

    Hunter Biden to launch crypto meme coin (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, announced Monday that he’s debuting a meme coin, traded under the ticker $LAPTOP, in reference to the political controversy that swarmed him in 2020 and since over his personal laptop.

  6. BizPac Review

    Hunter Biden launches new meme coin named after his infamous laptop (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Former presidential son Hunter Biden has launched a new meme coin and named it after his infamous laptop, looking to cash in on the scandal that came […]

  7. Gizmodo

    Hunter Biden to Launch Trump-Esque Crypto Token Following Online Media Tour (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    After months of wide-ranging podcast appearances, Hunter Biden is turning his newfound media profile into a crypto memecoin called LAPTOP.

  8. FOX Business

    Hunter Biden launching a laptop-themed cryptocurrency (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Hunter Biden's $Laptop meme coin launches on Base blockchain, with 20% of tokens going to those who lost money on Trump's $TRUMP crypto coin.

  9. Know Your Meme

    Hunter Biden Announces A Meme Coin, 'Channel 5' In Hot Water For Giving Him Their Mailing List (opens Know Your Meme)

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    Know Your Meme's feed description

    The Hunter Biden Meme Coin or $LAPTOP is a meme coin launched by Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden, named after a 2020 controversy where Hunter's laptop was found abandoned and the contents were leaked online. Hunter Biden announced the launch of the meme coin on September 7th, 2026.

  10. Fortune

    Hunter Biden launches $LAPTOP memecoin, trolls Trump by promising that 20% will be reserved for traders who lost money on president’s token (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The announcement drew swift criticism on Crypto Twitter, where users expressed fatigue with memecoin-linked “rug pulls.”

  11. MS Now

    Hunter Biden launches meme coin inspired by 2020 laptop scandal (opens MS Now)

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    MS Now's feed description

    The son of former President Joe Biden is launching a meme coin based on his laptop, years after its contents dogged the final stretch of his father’s 2020 presidential campaign.

  12. Bloomberg

    Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Memecoin Surges, Then Plummets on Debut (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP coin began as a troll. Then traders did what they have done with short-lived internet jokes in this era of speculative boom and bust: send the token up before inevitably sending it down.

  13. Breitbart News

    Hunter Biden Launches "$LAPTOP" Meme Cryptocurrency, It Crashes 98% in 1 Hour (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Hunter Biden has put down his paintbrush long enough to turn the "Laptop from Hell" scandal that dogged his father's 2020 campaign into a cryptocurrency called $LAPTOP. Upon launching, the coin crashed 98 percent in its first hour of trading.

  14. Forbes

    Hunter Biden’s Memecoin Crashes Minutes After Launch (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s memecoin initially saw a flurry of interest before crashing to lose most of its value.

  15. New York Post

    Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP meme coin rockets from $3 to $300 — then crashes within minutes (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hunter Biden's crypto coin has crashed as hard as a crackhead coming down from a long bender.

  16. Quartz

    Hunter Biden's laptop memecoin soared, then crashed nearly 98% on its first day (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The token hit $190.81 within 2 minutes of opening on Base, then fell to $3.70 as liquidity stood at just $2.5 million

  17. The Hill

    Hunter Biden’s laptop-linked meme coin soars, then falls after market debut (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s meme coin soared in value Wednesday before its price plummeted hours after the launch. The $LAPTOP coin quickly surged from $37 to around $222 within its first hour. But the cryptocurrency is trading around $1.36 just after 3 p.m. EDT, according to Coinmarketcap.

  18. Financial Times

    Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP memecoin crashes shortly after launch (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Cryptocurrency named after computer linked to two criminal prosecutions against former US president’s son

  19. New York Post

    Hunter Biden’s meme coin crushed 4 out of 5 buyers while one mystery trader raked in $1M: ‘classic rug pull’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Four out of five people who bought into Hunter Biden's new meme coin saw their investments go up in smoke during the cryptocurrency's spectacular launch-day collapse

  20. Conservative Review

    Hunter Biden denies running 'rug pull' crypto-scam based on laptop scandal — after it CRASHES almost immediately (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    Hunter Biden is the latest personality to promote a cryptocurrency meme coin accused of being a scam. The former president's son launched the "LAPTOP" coin on Wednesday. The full diluted valuation of the coin quickly surged to $144 billion before crashing almost immediately, losing about 98.

  21. New York Post

    Hunter Biden crashes out over collapse of his $LAPTOP meme coin: ‘There was a f–k up’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hunter Biden publicly crashed out over the spectacular collapse of his meme coin, ranting online about the "f--k up" that crushed four out of five investors.

  22. GOP Daily Brief

    Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP Meme Coin Collapses 99% as Mystery Trader Profits $930,000 (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    GOP Daily Brief's feed description

    The Biden family has spent decades perfecting a peculiar talent: turning scandal into a revenue stream. Hunter’s cushy board seat at Ukrainian energy giant Burisma....

  23. FOX Business

    Hunter Biden lashes out after $LAPTOP meme coin collapse (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Former first son Hunter Biden erupted online after his $LAPTOP meme coin collapsed, blaming a "f--k up" that left four out of five investors with losses.

  24. Objectivist

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