Trump raked in more than $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows | Donald Trump
Donald Trump made more than $1 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a significant increase in his annual income, according to a federal filing released Monday.
During his second term, the president and his family invested heavily in digital currency and various crypto businesses, and Trump announced that he wanted the United States to become the “crypto capital of the world” by early 2025. Trump’s crypto earnings are on top of his profits from legal settlements, real estate and royalty deals.
Many of the president’s crypto ventures were mere startups when he took the oath of office, but they have now dwarfed in terms of revenue much of his vast real estate portfolio that took decades to accumulate. The rise has been fueled by billionaire investors and Trump’s move to eliminate federal crackdown on the industry.
Trump raised more than $500 million from his flagship World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including “governance tokens,” according to the Office of Government Ethics’ required annual disclosure report for 2025. The report also cited another crypto business, CIC Digital LLC, that generated more than $600 million from the sale of commemorative “meme” coins with Trump’s face on them, released days before Trump’s inauguration.
“Neither the President nor his family have ever had, or will have, a conflict of interest,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said. “President Trump has proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world by supporting executive actions, legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other common-sense policies that foster innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.”
Kelly added: “All actions taken by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people – and so-called ‘reporters’ who claim otherwise are just rehashing the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media have been pushing for a decade.”
Cryptocurrencies, including Trump’s tokens and coins, have lost value since the sell-off began.
Trump also made millions from sales of Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers and other small items last year, in an unprecedented bid for the presidency. In the category of Trump-branded watches alone, the president earned $4.7 million.
The rise of cryptocurrency relative to Trump’s estate is particularly notable, given that Trump has raised tens of millions of dollars in fees and licensing deals for new hotel, resort and condo deals abroad. Many of these countries were negotiating with the United States over tariffs, military aid and other important issues.
A property in the United Arab Emirates fetched $10.4 million. A building built by a real estate developer close to the ruling family in Saudi Arabia sent $9 million to the president’s company. One person each from Bucharest, Romania, and Qatar sent $5 million to Trump.
The disclosure report also detailed that the president earned more than $86 million from five separate legal settlements with media and social media companies, including ABC, CBS, YouTube, Meta, and X (formerly Twitter).
