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Georgia Rep. Mike Collins—Trump’s Pick For Senate—Bought Up To $150,000 Of A Meme Coin Before It Crashed
Key takeaways
- The transactions would value his Ski Mask Dog holdings up to $165,000, or at least $10,010.
- Collins last traded Ski Mask Dog, or $SKI, in August 2025, when he reported another purchase between $1,000 and $15,000, according to a congressional disclosure.
- Ski Mask Dog hit an all-time high of just over $0.27 on Dec.
Topline Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., who secured the state’s Republican nomination for Senate earlier this week with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, has invested up to $150,000 in a meme coin since its peak in late 2024, but the bet has since lost nearly all of its value.
“I liked the coins, so I bought them,” the lawmaker said. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key Facts Collins, who first disclosed a pair of investments between $1,001 and $15,000 in the Ski Mask Dog meme coin in December 2024, has reported a dozen transactions involving the cryptocurrency, including 11 purchases and his lone sale in May 2025.
The transactions would value his Ski Mask Dog holdings up to $165,000, or at least $10,010.
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