OFFICIAL $MELANIA modestly outperformed OFFICIAL $TRUMP in late August and early September despite closely matching the broader crypto market. $TRUMP climbed roughly 75% in one week before falling into a sustained downtrend; at $1.93 on Sept. 11, it was up 31.09% over 30 days but 40.8% below a high reached about three weeks earlier. $MELANIA rose from $0.07 to $0.14, fell to $0.10 and then gradually moved above $0.11 before trading at $0.10, up 35.93% over 30 days and 28.57% below its late-August high. The tokens' performance closely tracked total crypto market capitalization, which rose from $2.18 trillion to $2.66 trillion in late August before external turmoil reduced it by about $60 billion to $2.59 trillion after Sept. 9. Since the 2025 inauguration, $TRUMP has fallen 96% and $MELANIA 99%, compared with a 25% decline for the overall crypto market.