Politics
Trump Reported $1.4 Billion in Crypto Income While Setting Crypto Policy From the Oval Office
By Mike Harper · July 2, 2026
The president made more money from cryptocurrency last year than from every hotel, golf course, and tower he owns. Combined.
Trump’s 2025 personal financial disclosure — a 927-page document filed with the Office of Government Ethics and released Tuesday — shows more than $1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency and meme coin ventures during his first year back in the White House. By comparison, President Obama’s final disclosure was eight pages. Biden’s was 11. Vance’s is 17. Trump’s is 927.
The largest single income stream: $635 million from CIC Digital LLC, the entity behind the $TRUMP meme coin he launched on January 17, 2025 — three days before his inauguration. The coin’s value soared after launch, driven by speculation that a president-backed cryptocurrency would receive favorable regulatory treatment. It did.
World Liberty Financial — the crypto firm Trump co-founded with his sons Eric and Donald Jr. and diplomat Steven Witkoff — generated more than $500 million in additional income through token sales, business interest sales, and cryptocurrency wallet activity. The Witkoff connection is notable: Steven Witkoff currently serves as Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and was the lead negotiator on the Iran ceasefire.
The conflict-of-interest questions are not subtle. During 2025, the Trump administration loosened cryptocurrency regulations, supported passage of the GENIUS Act establishing a federal framework favorable to the industry, and appointed crypto-friendly regulators to the SEC and CFTC. The president who was making policy for the crypto industry was simultaneously earning more than $1 billion from it.
“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged — or will ever engage — in conflicts of interest,” said Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly.
The disclosure also revealed that Trump purchased shares of Nvidia stock shortly after his administration approved Nvidia’s export of AI chips to China — a sequence in which a policy decision that directly benefited the company was followed by a presidential stock purchase. The White House has not addressed the timing.
Beyond crypto, Trump reported $389 million from his properties and golf courses, $122 million from Trump Doral alone, $77.5 million from Mar-a-Lago, and $86 million from legal settlements with media companies including ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube, and X. He also reported $4.7 million in royalties from Trump-branded watches and more than $200,000 from the God Bless the USA Bible.
Total reported income for 2025: approximately $2.2 billion. The 927 pages are public. The questions they raise are not going away.