Donald Trump made over $1 billion from cryptocurrency-related businesses in 2025, according to his 927-page financial disclosure report released on June 30, 2026 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. About $635 million of this came from royalties on the Trump meme coin launched days before his second inauguration, and more than $500 million was generated by World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm co-founded by Trump’s sons and children of his special envoy Steve Witkoff [1, 2, 3, 10, 4, 5, 8, 9].
Trump’s total reported income from all ventures last year topped $2.2 billion, nearly quadrupling his 2024 earnings of approximately $622 million [2, 6, 7, 8]. His cryptocurrency earnings now surpass income from real estate, resorts, golf clubs, and licensing deals [3, 4, 5, 6]. Trump’s net worth rose sharply from around $2.3 billion in 2024 to about $6.5 billion in 2026, largely attributed to his crypto business success [5, 9].
Trump defended his earnings on July 1, 2026, stating, "I don’t get involved in my personal (finances), we have funds that run my money... I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash" [9]. Meanwhile, White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly denied any conflicts of interest, saying "Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged - or will ever engage - in conflicts of interest," and praised Trump for making the U.S. "the crypto capital of the world" through policy [1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 6, 8, 9].
Critics, including Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, condemned the crypto earnings, warning that "if [crypto legislation] does not prevent the President...and their families from profiting off the crypto industry, it will only turbocharge Donald Trump’s brazen crypto corruption" [8]. The Trump family has faced scrutiny over potential conflicts given his sons manage these ventures and he has not divested [1, 2, 4, 6, 8].
Trump’s cryptocurrency empire includes the startup World Liberty Financial, CIC Digital LLC (which manages meme coins), and various token sales like governance tokens [3, 10, 4, 8]. The meme coin price has dropped roughly 80% from its peak since launch [10, 5].
In addition to crypto, Trump earned millions in 2025 from Trump-branded merchandise including Bibles, watches, sneakers, and cologne [1, 12, 3, 5, 6, 8]. First Lady Melania Trump made $10.7 million from a documentary and $6 million from NFT sales that year [12, 5].
The 2025 financial disclosure is considerably longer than previous presidents’ filings, spanning 927 pages [1, 12, 4, 5].
Trump’s sons and children of envoy Steve Witkoff founded the World Liberty Financial crypto firm in September 2024 [3, 10, 4, 11, 9]. The $TRUMP meme coin was launched in January 2025 just before Trump’s inauguration and propelled much of the royalty income [1, 2, 10, 5, 9].
The next anticipated update will be the disclosure of Trump’s 2026 financial results, expected in mid-2027.
