Hunter Biden’s Laptop token, ticker $LAPTOP, launched on Sept. 9, 2026, on Coinbase’s Base network. It is a meme coin with no product, no staking, and no governance rights. The project presents itself as a narrative token tied to the 2019–2020 laptop controversy. That is the entire investment case.
If you came here looking for a “how to buy” guide, the first rule is more important than the swap button: the ticker $LAPTOP is not unique. Hundreds of copycat tokens appeared on Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and even Base after the Wall Street Journal reported the launch. Buying the wrong contract is the most common way people lose money on this story.
This article covers the official token only, how to verify it, how to buy it on Base, how the airdrop works, and why the risk is extreme even if you get the right contract.
Key facts at a glance
| Item | Official detail |
|---|---|
| Token | Hunter Biden’s Laptop |
| Ticker | $LAPTOP |
| Network | Base (Ethereum Layer 2) |
| Standard | ERC-20 |
| Official contract | 0xB095274743941e953c746F9C228DA9c18Bb6ec29 |
| Official site | laptoptoken.com |
| Official X | @Laptoptoken |
| Total supply | 1,000,000,000 |
| Unlocked at launch | 350,000,000 (35%) |
| Utility | None |
| Audit | Hacken (project-published) |
| Issuer | Phoenix Veritas Ventures Ltd / Phoenix Veritas Foundation |
What $LAPTOP is — and what it is not
$LAPTOP is an ERC-20 meme coin on Base. The project’s own language is unusually direct for crypto marketing: it is for “entertainment and community participation,” confers no equity or ownership, and can go to zero.
Hunter Biden confirmed the ticker and launch date on his verified X account after the Journal reported the plan. He later described the token on his Substack as a memecoin “built around resilience, redemption, and recovery.” The project frames the coin as an attempt to “reclaim the narrative” around the laptop left at a Delaware repair shop in 2019, whose contents became a fixture of U.S. political coverage.
That political branding is the product. There is no protocol, no cash-flow, and no claim that the token is anything other than a tradable meme.
Two design features distinguish it from a typical pump.fun token:
- Airdrops (20% of supply). Day-one claims include Substack subscribers to Biden’s “Where’s Hunter?” newsletter and a smaller slice aimed at wallets that lost money on Donald Trump’s $TRUMP coin. Unclaimed day-one tokens are scheduled to burn after 30 days.
- Prediction-linked supply (30%). A pool of tokens is tied to a published list of real-world events. If an event occurs within the stated window, that slice is burned. If it does not, the tokens go to charity. A separate charity allocation is committed regardless of outcomes.
Founders, including Biden, are allocated 30%, with a lock and multi-year vest. That is a large insider share by meme-coin standards and should be treated as a dilution and sell-pressure risk, not a footnote.
How to buy official $LAPTOP: step-by-step
This is not investment advice. Only use money you can lose in full.
Step 1 — Confirm you want the Base token, not a copycat
Official identifiers:
- Chain: Base
- Contract: 0xB095274743941e953c746F9C228DA9c18Bb6ec29
- Site: laptoptoken.com
- X: @Laptoptoken
Solana tokens on pump.fun that use the same name and ticker are not this project, even if a website looks similar. Hundreds of lookalikes were minted within hours of the announcement.
Paste the contract into Basescan and confirm name, symbol, and that you are on chain ID 8453.
Step 2 — Set up a Base-compatible wallet
Use a wallet that supports Base, such as:
- Coinbase Wallet
- MetaMask (add Base network)
- Rainbow
- Phantom (Base enabled)
Write down the seed phrase offline. Never type it into a “claim,” “support,” or “verification” website.
Step 3 — Fund the wallet on Base
You need:
- ETH on Base to pay gas
- USDC or ETH on Base to swap into $LAPTOP
Ways to get funds onto Base:
- Buy ETH or USDC on Coinbase and withdraw to your wallet on the Base network (not Ethereum mainnet).
- Bridge from Ethereum using the official Base bridge or a reputable bridge you already trust.
- Send Base ETH from another wallet you control.
Sending assets on the wrong network is a permanent loss.
Step 4 — Open a DEX that already has the official pair
As of launch, trading has appeared on Base venues including Uniswap (v3/v4) and Aerodrome. Listings on centralized exchanges, if any, should be confirmed from the project’s official channels, not from a Telegram reply.
Practical path for most users:
- Go to Uniswap or Aerodrome.
- Connect the wallet.
- Select Base.
- Paste the official contract as the token you are buying. Do not pick the first result named “LAPTOP.”
- Choose USDC or ETH as the input token.
- Set slippage carefully. Launch-day books can be thin; a large order will move the price against you.
- Review the token address in the confirmation screen one more time.
- Confirm the transaction and wait for it to land on Basescan.
After the swap, add the token to your wallet using the same contract so you can see the balance.
Step 5 — Assume exit liquidity is worse than entry liquidity
A token can print a large fully diluted value while the actual pool holds only a modest amount of USDC. That means you may not be able to sell a large position near the last traded price. Check pool size on Dexscreener or GeckoTerminal before sizing a trade.
How the airdrop claim works
Hunter Biden’s Substack instructions, published launch day:
- Go to laptoptoken.com
- Use the official “Claim the airdrop” button
- Sign in with the Substack email used before the cutoff (the project cited subscribers before Sept. 6, 2026)
- Claim into an embedded wallet or a linked external wallet
- Window: 30 days from launch; unclaimed tokens burn
Critical warning from Biden himself: he will never ask you to send crypto to claim $LAPTOP. Any DM, email, text, or lookalike site that asks for a seed phrase, a “gas fee,” or a deposit is a scam. Trust only his account and @Laptoptoken.
Separate eligibility for wallets that lost money on $TRUMP was described in project tokenomics and press coverage. Eligibility rules can be narrow. If a portal is not on the official domain, close it.
Tokenomics of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Total supply is fixed at 1 billion. About 35% was unlocked at generation. The rest unlocks over 36 months.
Approximate split published by the project and consistent across official pages and reporting:
- Founders: 30% (lock, then vest)
- Airdrops: 20% (10% day one, 10% later)
- Liquidity: 10%
- Foundation treasury: 5%
- Charity: 5% committed
- Predictions / burn-or-charity pool: 30%
The prediction pool is marketing and supply policy at once. Burns only happen if specified events resolve as written. Until those events hit their deadlines, that 30% is not “already burned.” Read the project’s event-resolution rules before treating future burns as a free supply squeeze.
Multiple Fake $Laptop in Market
On-chain investigators documented hundreds of $LAPTOP-ticker tokens and inflated screener volume before the official Base launch. Fake markets were built to sit at the top of search results on launch morning.
Rules that prevent most of the damage:
- Never buy from a Google ad, a reply guy, or a “support” handle.
- Never search only the word LAPTOP on a multi-chain DEX aggregator.
- Never approve unlimited token spend for an unknown site.
- If a site asks you to import a wallet or pay a claim fee, it is not official.
Risks of Laptop meme coin
No utility:
The token does not entitle you to cash flow, votes, or a claim on a business.
Launch-day volatility:
Celebrity and political meme coins often gap up, then lose most of that print when early holders sell into retail flow. $TRUMP is the recent template the project itself invoked.
Political risk:
A token built on a live political feud can lose listings, social distribution, or public interest overnight. Kraken reportedly deleted a promotional post around launch; Base’s founder said the network did not help design or promote the token.
Regulatory and personal-security risk. High-profile political tokens attract phishing. They can also attract future legal or compliance friction that has nothing to do with the smart contract.
You can lose 100%:
That is not boilerplate. It is the base case for most meme coins after the first news cycle. Meme Coins are not planed for strategic use cases.
FAQ
What is the official $LAPTOP contract address?
0xB095274743941e953c746F9C228DA9c18Bb6ec29 on Base. Confirm it on laptoptoken.com and Basescan.
Is $LAPTOP on Solana?
The official Hunter Biden token is on Base. Solana “Hunter Biden’s Laptop” tokens using pump.fun are separate assets.
Where can I buy $LAPTOP?
On Base DEXs such as Uniswap and Aerodrome by pasting the official contract. Centralized listings, if they appear, should be confirmed from official channels.
Does $LAPTOP have utility?
On Base DEXs such as Uniswap and Aerodrome by pasting the official contract. Centralized listings, if they appear, should be confirmed from official channels.
Who founded it?
The project and CoinMarketCap identify Hunter Biden among the founders. The corporate issuer is Phoenix Veritas Ventures Ltd.
Is this financial advice?
No. This is a reporting and how-to explainer. Do your own research. If you cannot explain the contract, the unlock schedule, and how you would sell, do not buy.
Bottom line
$LAPTOP is a Base meme coin launched on Sept. 9, 2026, under Hunter Biden’s public branding, with a published contract, an airdrop, and a prediction-linked burn/charity mechanism. The correct way to buy it is boring: verify the Base contract, fund a self-custody wallet on Base, and swap on a known DEX while assuming the price can collapse and the pool can fail to fill your exit.
The incorrect way is the one most people will try first: searching “LAPTOP coin,” clicking the first result, and sending funds to a copycat.
Prices, listings, and claim portals change by the hour on launch day. Recheck the official site and the contract on-chain immediately before you sign anything.
