Here’s How Donald Trump Made over US$1 Billion Last Year
Trump’s disclosure shows about $1.2 billion in crypto-related income, including $580 million tied to World Liberty Financial and $635 million in token royalties.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump released his annual financial disclosure reporting at least $2.2 billion in revenue for 2025, a dramatic increase from the $622 million reported in 2024.
- Cryptocurrency ventures drove this surge, with Trump reporting more than $1.4 billion from crypto-related businesses, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP memecoin and over $500 million from World Liberty Financial.
- The 927-page filing also reveals Trump's accounts actively traded stocks like Amazon and Palantir throughout 2025, often executing transactions shortly before major policy announcements that moved markets.
- White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly denied conflicts of interest, while Trump told reporters Wednesday he is profiting simply because "the stock market is going up."
- Presidential historian Barbara Perry described the earnings as "beyond anything we've ever seen in the presidency," noting that while past presidents faced scandals, none directly intertwined policy and private business this way.
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Trump Defends His $1.4 Billion Crypto Profits — Claims He Doesn’t Know the Details While Maintaining ‘I Could Know’
President Donald Trump defended the $1.4 billion he earned from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025 during a Thursday interview with CNBC, insisting that while he doesn’t know the specifics of his finances, “I could know.” The president’s 2025 financial disclosure report, released this week, revealed he brought in more than $1 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures. The filing reported roughly $500 million in income from World Liberty Fin…
Here’s how Donald Trump made over US$1 billion last year
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about US$1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office.
A 927-page financial report puts Trump's holdings of digital currencies at more than a billion dollars. The White House rejects conflicts of interest.
'A witches' brew': Washington's ethics establishment reacts to Trump's $2.2 billion windfall—they're shocked but not surprised
"It's all heinous," former ethics czar Norm Eisen said. "You can anticipate that we'll be looking at legal remedies for this startling state of affairs."
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