Trump made $1B from crypto, financial disclosure shows
A financial disclosure reveals that former President Donald Trump made $1 billion from cryptocurrency investments.
Background
- Donald Trump reported earning roughly $1 billion from a cryptocurrency venture, according to a new financial disclosure form filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The filing covers income from a "crypto wallet" and "NFT" (non-fungible token) projects associated with Trump-branded digital trading cards.
- The disclosure adds to Trump's unusual profile as the first major U.S. presidential candidate to hold and profit from large cryptocurrency positions. His past public stance shifted from calling crypto a "scam" (during his presidency) to embracing it on the 2024 campaign trail, where he promised to make the U.S. a "bitcoin superpower."
- Federal law requires presidential candidates and high-level officials to file annual personal financial disclosures, which are made public. The filings list broad income ranges, not exact figures — "over $1 billion" is a disclosure category, not a precise sum.
- Trump's crypto earnings add a new dimension to long-running questions about conflicts of interest for a president whose businesses operate across real estate, licensing, and now digital assets, outside traditional blind-trust arrangements.