{"id":24250,"date":"2026-07-02T03:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/trump-earned-more-than-1-billion-from-crypto-in-first-year-back-in-office-nft-plazas\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T03:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:16:51","slug":"trump-earned-more-than-1-billion-from-crypto-in-first-year-back-in-office-nft-plazas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/trump-earned-more-than-1-billion-from-crypto-in-first-year-back-in-office-nft-plazas\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Earned More Than $1 Billion From Crypto in First Year Back in Office &#8211; NFT Plazas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Donald Trump generated more than $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency-related ventures during his first year back in the White House, according to newly released U.S. financial disclosures, making digital assets by far the largest contributor to his business empire in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oge.gov\/web\/oge.nsf\/News+Releases\/B8B9EA45F5EB86EC85258E2600701B77?opendocument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 927-page filing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) reveals that crypto income eclipsed revenue from Trump\u2019s hotels, golf resorts, licensing agreements, and other traditional businesses combined. The disclosures have reignited debate in Washington over whether a sitting president should be allowed to profit from businesses operating in an industry directly affected by federal policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_Surpasses_Trumps_Traditional_Businesses\"\/><b>Crypto Surpasses Trump\u2019s Traditional Businesses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The filings show Trump\u2019s companies reported more than $1.4 billion in crypto-related income during 2025, accounting for the majority of the roughly $2.2 billion generated across his business interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest contributors came from three crypto ventures closely associated with the Trump family:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Liberty Financial (WLFI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIC Digital LLC, the company behind the Official Trump ($TRUMP) memecoin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stablecoin Holdco, which is tied to the USD1 stablecoin ecosystem<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combined, these businesses generated significantly more revenue than Trump\u2019s best-known real estate assets. By comparison, Mar-a-Lago produced approximately $77 million during the year, while Trump National Golf Club in Virginia generated roughly $25 million, according to the disclosure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-large wp-image-98120\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Discloses at Least $1.4 Billion in Crypto Income\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump Discloses at Least $1.4 Billion in Crypto Income<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_Liberty_Financial_Drives_the_Largest_Windfall\"\/><b>World Liberty Financial Drives the Largest Windfall<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Liberty Financial emerged as Trump\u2019s most lucrative crypto investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the filings, Trump\u2019s businesses received nearly $800 million connected to the project. Reuters reported that this included more than $520 million from governance token sales and over $250 million from the sale of ownership interests in the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Liberty Financial was co-founded by Trump\u2019s sons alongside business partners including Zach Witkoff, son of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. The decentralized finance platform launched in late 2024 and quickly became one of the highest-profile political crypto ventures in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier reporting by Bloomberg estimated that large institutional transactions involving WLFI\u2014including Alt5 Sigma\u2019s $1.5 billion acquisition agreement\u2014substantially boosted the value realized by the Trump family through token sales and equity holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98119 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-e1782962064205-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Price Performance (Source: CoinMarketCap)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-98119 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-e1782962064205-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Price Performance (Source: CoinMarketCap)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Price Performance (Source: CoinMarketCap)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Memecoin_Royalties_Add_Hundreds_of_Millions\"\/><b>Memecoin Royalties Add Hundreds of Millions<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major source of income came from the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disclosure lists approximately $635 million in royalty income earned through CIC Digital LLC under licensing agreements tied to the token.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The memecoin launched just days before Trump\u2019s second inauguration and rapidly became one of crypto\u2019s biggest speculative assets. Although its market value has fallen dramatically from its early highs, the licensing structure allowed Trump\u2019s companies to collect substantial revenue regardless of secondary-market performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stablecoin_Business_Expands_Trumps_Crypto_Empire\"\/><b>Stablecoin Business Expands Trump\u2019s Crypto Empire<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump also reported nearly $200 million related to Stablecoin Holdco, further expanding the family\u2019s exposure to digital assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond direct operating income, the disclosures indicate continued ownership of various crypto assets connected to World Liberty Financial\u2019s treasury, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink, Aave, Ethena, Movement, Ondo Finance and the USD Coin stablecoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The filing also reports approximately $1.8 million in Ethereum staking income during 2025, highlighting how yield-generating blockchain activities have become another revenue stream for the Trump-linked crypto ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personal_Crypto_Holdings_Continue_to_Grow\"\/><b>Personal Crypto Holdings Continue to Grow<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to business interests, Trump disclosed personal cryptocurrency investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The filings show holdings exceeding $50 million in Bitcoin alongside smaller positions in Ethereum and USDC. He also maintains investments in crypto-related companies, including Coinbase, and reported holdings connected to Strategy, the publicly traded company known for holding the world\u2019s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes estimates Trump\u2019s personal net worth has nearly tripled since returning to office, rising from roughly $2.3 billion in 2024 to approximately $6.5 billion in 2026, with crypto representing the primary driver of that increase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-98118\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Personal Crypto Holdings Continue to Grow\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-large wp-image-98118\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Personal Crypto Holdings Continue to Grow\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s Personal Crypto Holdings Continue to Grow<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_Defends_His_Earnings\"\/><b>Trump Defends His Earnings<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to reporters after the disclosures were released, Trump dismissed concerns over his crypto profits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou know why I\u2019m profiting? Because the stock market\u2019s going up, everybody\u2019s profiting,\u201d he said before departing for North Dakota.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump also maintained that he does not personally manage his investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don\u2019t get involved. We have funds that run my money,\u201d he said, adding that he had accumulated substantial wealth long before returning to office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The White House has consistently argued that Trump\u2019s businesses are managed by his adult sons and remain separated from his official duties.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ethics_Questions_Intensify\"\/><b>Ethics Questions Intensify<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite those assurances, the disclosures have intensified scrutiny from ethics watchdogs and Democratic lawmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senator Elizabeth Warren argued the figures demonstrate why pending crypto legislation should include restrictions preventing presidents, members of Congress and senior government officials from financially benefiting from cryptocurrency businesses while in office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other lawmakers have questioned whether Trump\u2019s administration can impartially regulate an industry from which his family derives substantial income. Critics have also pointed to foreign investment into World Liberty Financial as raising additional conflict-of-interest concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congress has already debated proposals that would prohibit elected officials and their families from owning or promoting crypto businesses during their terms, although such amendments have so far failed to advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_Becomes_Trumps_Defining_Business\"\/><b>Crypto Becomes Trump\u2019s Defining Business<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s latest financial disclosure underscores just how dramatically his business empire has shifted since returning to office. Once defined by luxury hotels, golf courses and licensing deals, the Trump Organization now derives the bulk of its reported income from blockchain ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether that transformation represents the success of a rapidly expanding digital asset industry or an unprecedented ethical challenge for the presidency is likely to remain a central issue as Congress continues debating the future of U.S. crypto regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/trump-made-over-1-billion-from-crypto-first-year-back-in-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump generated more than $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency-related ventures during his first year back in the White House, according to newly released U.S. financial disclosures, making digital assets by far the largest contributor to his business empire in 2025. The 927-page filing submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) reveals that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}