# Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP Memecoin Hits Base Sept. 9

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Sep 8, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/hunter-bidens-laptop-memecoin-hits-base-sept-9*

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Hunter Biden is launching $LAPTOP, a memecoin named after the laptop controversy that followed him through the 2020 election, on Base Wednesday.

### **What’s the scoop?**
- **Hunter Goes Onchain:** Biden confirmed the launch Monday after [the Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/hunter-biden-and-his-laptop-enter-the-cryptosphere-with-new-meme-coin-4d46fc9c) broke the news. $LAPTOP has a fixed 1B supply, with founders, including Biden, receiving 30%, 20% reserved for airdrops, 30% for its prediction mechanism, 10% for liquidity, and 5% each for treasury and charity. Around **35% unlocks at launch**.
- **Airdrops and Predictions:** Of the 10% Day-1 airdrop, 2% is earmarked for users who lost money trading $TRUMP, while 8% goes to subscribers of Biden’s “Where’s Hunter?” Substack. Another 30% of supply is tied to real-world predictions, with tokens burned if specified outcomes occur and otherwise eventually donated to charity.
- **Crypto Isn’t Amused:** The announcement drew sharp backlash across Crypto Twitter, including criticism of Kraken after [it promoted the token](https://x.com/0xaioli/status/2096993390877643055?s=20). Despite launching on Base, neither Base nor Coinbase endorsed the project. Jesse Pollak said Base declined to help with its design or amplification, stressing that Base is permissionless.
- **Channel 5 Distances Itself:** The WSJ initially reported an Andrew Callaghan-curated mailing list would qualify for the airdrop. [Channel 5 responded](https://x.com/Channel5iveNews/status/2097068561688940609?s=20) that it had “nothing to do with” $LAPTOP, though it acknowledged providing Biden a mailing list to help expand his audience.

> thoughts on memecoins & hunter biden’s laptop coin [pic.twitter.com/ZsZGAcqqAO](https://t.co/ZsZGAcqqAO)— Ansem 🐂🀄️ (@blknoiz06) [September 7, 2026](https://x.com/blknoiz06/status/2097106508886528329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)