Hunter Biden’s Laptop Inspires New Meme‑Coin Venture

It looks like the saga of Hunter Biden’s once‑infamous laptop is about to get a digital upgrade. Early Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the president’s son is preparing to roll out his own cryptocurrency—a meme‑coin cheekily dubbed “$LAPTOP.”

Hunter didn’t wait for a press release. He hopped onto X (formerly Twitter) and posted the ticker symbol alongside a date—Sept. 9—while attaching a montage of news clips and statements from Trump‑aligned outlets that have been mining the laptop story for years. The post felt half‑joking, half‑serious, and it immediately set the internet buzzing.

For a quick refresher, the laptop in question was dropped off at a repair shop in Delaware back in April 2019. The FBI seized it a few months later, and its hard drive reportedly contained emails, financial records and a slew of personal photos that fueled a media firestorm during the 2020 election. Critics argued the material was evidence of wrongdoing; supporters claimed the files had been altered or taken out of context. Hunter’s lawyers have consistently maintained that the contents were manipulated.

In a June post on X, Hunter tried to put some of the drama to rest. He wrote that investigators had uncovered “evidence of a man who suffered… from a severe addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol,” but found no proof of corruption or any crime beyond the drug‑related admissions. He also used the moment to push a broader agenda: a call for Congress to grasp the “value and potential utility of cryptocurrency” and his belief that “decentralized digital currency is the inevitable future.”

Now he’s turning that belief into a product. According to the Journal, the $LAPTOP token will be listed on Base, the Layer‑2 network built by Coinbase Global. Coinbase didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment, but the platform has become a favorite launchpad for newer, community‑driven tokens.

The idea of a political figurehead launching a meme coin isn’t brand‑new. Back in January 2025, former President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump rolled out their own pair of meme tokens just before Trump’s inauguration. Those coins reportedly generated around $1 billion in market activity—though most retail investors saw little more than fleeting hype and, in many cases, losses.

Crypto enthusiasts know that meme coins thrive on novelty, social media hype, and the occasional celebrity shout‑out. They’re less about underlying technology and more about the buzz. That’s why Hunter’s move could be seen as both a savvy branding play and a risky gamble.

Whether $LAPTOP will soar, sputter, or simply dissolve into the ever‑expanding sea of altcoins remains to be seen. What’s certain, though, is that the laptop’s story—once confined to news cycles and courtroom debates—has found a new, digital arena. For those who’ve followed every twist, it’s another odd chapter in a saga that seems to love reinvention.