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Trump Earned Over $1 Billion from Crypto in 2025, Filings Show

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Donald Trump reported over $1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025.
  • This income stems from his family's crypto businesses, including token sales and company shares.
  • The figures show a significant increase from previous years, highlighting crypto's growing role in his finances.

U.S. President Donald Trump reported an income exceeding $1.4 billion from his family's cryptocurrency ventures last year, according to a review of his 2025 financial disclosures. The filings submitted to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), which oversees the federal administration, reveal the substantial earnings.

Trump's companies received nearly $800 million from World Liberty Financial, a company co-founded by Trump and his sons. This amount includes over $520 million from the sale of tokens and more than $250 million from selling stakes in the business. Additionally, Trump reported $635 million from the sale of his own Trump-branded memecoins.

These disclosures illustrate a dramatic shift in the president's income sources, with cryptocurrency playing a significantly larger role compared to previous years. In June of last year, Trump reported $57.35 million from token sales, a figure that has now surged to over $500 million in the latest filings. The substantial increase underscores the growing financial impact of digital assets on the president's reported earnings.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.