President Trump disclosed $1.4 billion in crypto revenue since returning to the White House, most of it from fees and token sales that paid out regardless of prices. His fortune grew even as Bitcoin and other coins fell sharply over the same period.
President Trump’s latest financial disclosure details $1.4 billion in revenue from the cryptocurrency industry since he returned to the White House. The 927-page filing shows his crypto ventures earned money on the front end — through royalties and transaction fees — no matter what happened to token prices afterward.
The single largest piece came from his $TRUMP memecoin, which brought him $636 million. A meme coin has no intrinsic value; buyers speculate that it might rise. Fortune reported the president also earned nearly $600 million through World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm he co-founded with his sons.
The Bitcoin exposure sits against a falling price
Trump’s direct Bitcoin income was modest next to the memecoin haul. An entity tied to World Liberty Financial received more than $33 million from Bitcoin and over $150 million from Ethereum across 2025. The same filing showed trades of MSTR shares tied to Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, giving him indirect exposure to Bitcoin.
That exposure came as the underlying market fell. Bitcoin is down 31% year to date and 43% over the trailing year, while Ethereum is down 46% year to date. Trump’s crypto revenue was priced in at earlier, richer levels, then paid out to him regardless of what happened next.
Fees flowed while investors lost
The structure favored Trump over ordinary buyers. As of mid-last year, 58 investors in $TRUMP made profits above $10 million, most of them early traders who exited before the coin crashed. At the same time, some 764,000 crypto wallets lost money on the token, according to Chainalysis data cited by The New York Times.
World Liberty’s own $WLFI coin has sunk to less than 6 cents, a more than 80% drop from its peak. A Trump entity took a 75% cut of all $WLFI sales, letting him profit long before the price cratered.
Policy moved alongside the profits
While the money accumulated, the administration acted on crypto. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would not regulate memecoins like a security, and Trump signed legislation expanding the use of stablecoins in the United States. Trump has dismissed questions about how much money he made since returning to office: “But I had a great career in business”, he said.
Sources: The New York Times, Fortune, 24/7 Wall St.
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