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Trump's $1.2 B Crypto Gains Become Main Income

7/5/2026

Center

Trump Crypto Earnings

President Donald Trump’s 2025 filing shows cryptocurrency earnings surpass $1 billion, now his primary income source.
The 2025 financial disclosure shows President Donald Trump earned $1.2 billion from crypto businesses, total income about $2 billion.
Anna Kelly, White House deputy press secretary, said Trump and his family have no conflicts.
The filing lists $635 million in $TRUMP meme-coin royalties and $500 million from World Liberty Financial sales.

Right

Trump Crypto Earnings

Nearly one million $TRUMP meme-coin buyers have lost $3.81 billion as the token fell 97 percent to $1.76 in total so far.
U.S. President Donald Trump earned a $636 million payout from the $TRUMP meme-coin, making crypto his largest reported income source.
The promotion of the $TRUMP coin on Truth Social urged followers to buy it publicly.
World Liberty Financial’s $WLFI coin trades at $0.057, down 82 percent since September as of today.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasised the White House deputy press secretary’s claim that Trump and his family have no conflicts of interest, a detail absent from Right coverage.
Center coverage also highlighted the total $1.2 billion crypto earnings, whereas Right coverage focused solely on the $636 million payout.

History

Historical Context

In 2017 a wave of ICOs on Ethereum raised millions and attracted many retail investors, prompting the SEC to later bring securities-law lawsuits. The same hype produced corporate tokens such as Burger King’s WhopperCoin, which dropped from $0.14 in September 2017 to under $0.002 by January 2018. Today the Trump meme-coin promoted on Truth Social revives that retail frenzy, raising the prospect of renewed SEC scrutiny.

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Trump Crypto Earnings

President Donald Trump’s 2025 filing shows cryptocurrency earnings surpass $1 billion, now his primary income source.
The 2025 financial disclosure shows President Donald Trump earned $1.2 billion from crypto businesses, total income about $2 billion.
Anna Kelly, White House deputy press secretary, said Trump and his family have no conflicts.
The filing lists $635 million in $TRUMP meme-coin royalties and $500 million from World Liberty Financial sales.

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