Trump raked in more than $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows
Donald Trump raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows, giving a substantial boost to his annual income.
In his second term, the president and his family have heavily invested in digital money and various crypto businesses with Trump announcing at the start of 2025 that he wanted the US to be the “crypto capital of the world”. Trump’s crypto earnings are in addition to profit from his legal settlements, real estate and royalty deals.
Many of the president’s crypto ventures were mere startups when he took the oath of office, but now have eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took decades to accumulate. This rise has been fueled by billionaire investors and Trump’s move to quash a federal crackdown on the industry.
Trump got more than $500m from his flagship World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including “governance tokens”, according to the required annual disclosure report with the office of government ethics for 2025. The report also showed another crypto business, CIC Digital LLC, which took in more than $600m from sales of souvenir-type “meme” coins stamped with Trump’s face that launched days before his inauguration.
“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged – or will ever engage – in conflicts of interest,” said Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson. “President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other commonsense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.”
Kelly added that “all actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people – and any so-called ‘reporters’ pushing otherwise are recycling the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media have been pushing for a decade”.
Trump’s crypto ventures, including his tokens and coins, have plunged in value since sales began.
Trump also made millions last year from selling Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers and other small items in another unprecedented move for the presidency. In the Trump-branded watches category alone, the president earned $4.7m.
The rise of crypto relative to Trump’s property is especially noteworthy given that Trump racked up tens of millions from fees and licensing deals in a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas. Many of those countries were negotiating with the US over tariffs, military aid and other important matters.
A property in the United Arab Emirates took in $10.4m. One in Saudi Arabia being built by a real estate developer close to the ruling family sent the president’s company $9m. And one in Bucharest, Romania, and another in Qatar sent Trump $5m each.
The disclosure report also detailed the president earning more than $86m from five separate legal settlements with media and social media companies, including ABC, CBS, YouTube, Meta and X (formerly Twitter).
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Donald Trump's federal disclosure filing for 2025 shows crypto businesses generated over $1bn in revenue for the president. World Liberty Financial, his flagship crypto venture, brought in more than $500m from selling governance tokens. A second business, CIC Digital LLC, earned over $600m from meme coins launched around his inauguration. These crypto ventures, nascent at the start of his second term, have outpaced revenue from portions of his decades-old real estate holdings. Trump's total 2025 income also included $86m from legal settlements with media companies, millions from branded merchandise including watches, and substantial licensing fees from international real estate deals in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Romania and Qatar. A White House spokesperson stated the president has not engaged in conflicts of interest and framed his crypto initiatives as supporting US economic innovation. The crypto tokens and coins sold have subsequently declined in value.
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
Donald Trump raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows, giving a substantial boost to his annual income.
In his second term, the president and his family have heavily invested in digital money and various crypto businesses with Trump announcing at the start of 2025 that he wanted the US to be the “crypto capital of the world”. Trump’s crypto earnings are in addition to profit from his legal settlements, real estate and royalty deals.
Many of the president’s crypto ventures were mere startups when he took the oath of office, but now have eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took decades to accumulate. This rise has been fueled by billionaire investors and Trump’s move to quash a federal crackdown on the industry.
Trump got more than $500m from his flagship World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including “governance tokens”, according to the required annual disclosure report with the office of government ethics for 2025. The report also showed another crypto business, CIC Digital LLC, which took in more than $600m from sales of souvenir-type “meme” coins stamped with Trump’s face that launched days before his inauguration.
“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged – or will ever engage – in conflicts of interest,” said Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson. “President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other commonsense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.”
Kelly added that “all actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people – and any so-called ‘reporters’ pushing otherwise are recycling the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media have been pushing for a decade”.
Trump’s crypto ventures, including his tokens and coins, have plunged in value since sales began.
Trump also made millions last year from selling Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers and other small items in another unprecedented move for the presidency. In the Trump-branded watches category alone, the president earned $4.7m.
The rise of crypto relative to Trump’s property is especially noteworthy given that Trump racked up tens of millions from fees and licensing deals in a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas. Many of those countries were negotiating with the US over tariffs, military aid and other important matters.
A property in the United Arab Emirates took in $10.4m. One in Saudi Arabia being built by a real estate developer close to the ruling family sent the president’s company $9m. And one in Bucharest, Romania, and another in Qatar sent Trump $5m each.
The disclosure report also detailed the president earning more than $86m from five separate legal settlements with media and social media companies, including ABC, CBS, YouTube, Meta and X (formerly Twitter).
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
Trump earned over $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025 according to federal disclosure filings World Liberty Financial generated more than $500m from sales of governance tokens CIC Digital LLC took in over $600m from meme coin sales launched days before inauguration Trump's crypto ventures have eclipsed revenue from much of his real estate portfolio Trump's crypto tokens and coins have plunged in value since sales began Trump earned $86m+ from legal settlements with ABC, CBS, YouTube, Meta and X Trump earned $4.7m from Trump-branded watches alone Trump announced he wanted the US to be the 'crypto capital of the world' Trump's moves included quashing federal crackdown on the crypto industry These crypto ventures represent an unprecedented move for the presidency
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- Trump earned over $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, primarily from World Liberty Financial ($500m+) and CIC Digital LLC ($600m+), according to federal disclosure filings
- His crypto ventures, which were startups at his inauguration, have generated more revenue than much of his established real estate portfolio
- Trump also earned $86m+ from legal settlements and millions from branded merchandise sales in 2025
- The president's crypto tokens and coins have declined in value since their initial sales