Trump pocketed more than $1 billion from crypto ties as industry headed toward slump
Key takeaways
- Even as the president increased his fortune from sometimes contentious crypto industry ties, the rest of the sector headed into a rough patch in which assets have plummeted in price and businesses struggle.
- The president also disclosed a number of other crypto crypto holdings through CIC Digital LLC, a Trump Organization affiliated entity that is one of the two main owners of the president's memecoin business, including:
- White House spokespeople didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the disclosures.
President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)President Donald Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto sales and royalties last year while living in the White House and pursuing aggressively pro-crypto policies in his administration.
Even as the president increased his fortune from sometimes contentious crypto industry ties, the rest of the sector headed into a rough patch in which assets have plummeted in price and businesses struggle. Bitcoin is down some 50% from its all-time high seen last fall.
Trump's annual disclosure for 2025, released Tuesday by the Office of Government Ethics, revealed he made $635 million in royalties from his memecoin business, which began hawking his self-named coin on the eve of his return to the presidency. He also pocketed more than $500 million from token sales connected to World Liberty Financial, the crypto company that he and his family have maintained an ownership stake in, even as it's drawn conflict-of-interest complaints while it seeks U.S. regulatory approvals.