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Trump Puts $1.4B Crypto Gains into Stocks, Investors Lose $2.3B

7/17/2026

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Trump Invests Crypto

U.S. President Donald Trump invested over $1.4 billion of crypto profits into stocks and bonds, lifting his holdings to $703 million-$2.6 billion by end-2025.
The cash came from $550 million in World Liberty Financial token sales and $635 million from the $TRUMP meme coin.
Retail investors lost $2.3 billion in four Trump-endorsed crypto projects by April 2026, a loss that nine experts said shows he does not trust cryptocurrency.

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Trump Crypto Holdings

U.S. President Donald Trump owns 15.75 billion World Liberty tokens worth over $50 million and his firms hold at least $160 million in Bitcoin and Ether, up from $1-5 million Ether in 2024.
The White House says the crypto assets sit in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party institutions.
Eric Trump calls Bitcoin the greatest asset, predicts a $1 million price, and says the family trust run by his children oversees projects.

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Trump Invests Crypto

U.S. President Donald Trump invested over $1.4 billion of crypto profits into stocks and bonds, lifting his holdings to $703 million-$2.6 billion by end-2025.
The cash came from $550 million in World Liberty Financial token sales and $635 million from the $TRUMP meme coin.
Retail investors lost $2.3 billion in four Trump-endorsed crypto projects by April 2026, a loss that nine experts said shows he does not trust cryptocurrency.

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