On September 9, Hunter Biden launches a satirical memecoin called $LAPTOP on the Base network.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, intends to launch a satirical memecoin called $LAPTOP on the Base network (Coinbase’s subsidiary) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Biden confirmed the news himself via his verified account on X (formerly Twitter), posting an update that included the $LAPTOP ticker and the date September 9, along with a video compilation of media coverage about the famous laptop he left at a repair shop in Delaware in 2019, which became the focus of major political controversy ahead of the 2020 elections.