US President Donald Trump earned over $1.2 billion from cryptocurrency projects last year. This follows from financial statements published by the US Office of Government Ethics on Tuesday.
According to Reuters, in 2025, income from cryptocurrency projects of the president's family many times exceeded income from entrepreneurial activities in real estate – a business that was once the basis of Trump's fortune.
According to the report, Trump declared $635 million in royalty income from the $TRUMP memcoin. The digital currency was launched in January 2025 as part of the Crypto Ball, an event dedicated to the presidential inauguration that brought together representatives of the crypto industry, investors, developers and enthusiasts. According to CoinGecko, the token is currently trading at approximately $1.7 per unit.
Trump received another $500 million or more from the cryptocurrency company World Liberty Financial (WLF), founded jointly with his sons, Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Barron, as well as relatives of the special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. The company issues the WLFI governance token and USD1 stablecoin. As RTVI.US previously reported, during Trump's second presidential term, his sons instantly increased their wealth by about 10 times thanks to investments in cryptocurrency, real estate transactions and income from shares of financial and defense companies.
Additionally, the declaration indicates about $65 million in income from the sale of shares in the holding company WLF.
In addition to income from cryptocurrency transactions, Trump's traditional assets – primarily golf clubs and resorts – have also generated significant profits. According to the declaration, revenue from the properties he owned increased by 15% and exceeded $500 million. The most noticeable growth was recorded in those clubs that the president regularly visited after his inauguration in 2025, Reuters emphasizes.
Among the most profitable sports properties are Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach (Florida), Trump National Doral in Miami (Florida), Trump National Golf Club Bedminster (New Jersey), Trump National Golf Club Jupiter (Florida) and Trump National Washington (Virginia).
Some of the largest investment transactions reflected in the declaration were transactions with technology giants. The document shows three consecutive purchases of shares of Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia in August 2025. The value of each transaction ranged from $5 million to $25 million.
Additional income came from licensed and commercial projects. In particular, Trump received about $4.7 million in royalties from the sale of watches under the Trump brand, and also earned money from the sale of branded Bibles, sneakers, perfumes and guitars.
In addition, Trump reported receiving more than $86 million in legal settlement agreements with media companies including ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter).
The White House claims that the president's business projects are managed by his children. However, as Reuters emphasizes, Trump still remains the ultimate beneficiary of the assets in the trust.
A spokesman for the Trump Organization, a family business, said the scope and detail of the 927-page reporting underscores the president and his partners' commitment to transparency.
“The scope and detail of this reporting further demonstrates our commitment to transparency. The nearly 1,000-page document is one of the most detailed financial reports ever presented by a US president and demonstrates a level of financial transparency unmatched in history,” the Reuters source said.
On Wednesday, Trump said his funds in a so-called “blind trust” were managed by “major financial institutions” and that he himself had no information about the state of the assets.
“They invest my money. I don't talk to them. I don't even communicate with them. I have these accounts – I don’t know what they’re called exactly, closed accounts or something like that: you put money in there and that’s it. I don't communicate with them. These are big institutions and they run it,” Trump told reporters at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland before traveling to North Dakota.
Asked about possible financial benefits from being president, Trump said “everybody benefits” from the rise of the stock market.
