According to a recent Financial Times report, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s wealth has seen a notable boost from ongoing cryptocurrency ventures, including presidential meme coins and tokens linked to World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The reported figures account only for realized profits from these projects.
Overall, Trump and his family have reportedly earned more than $1 billion in pre-tax profits from crypto-related activities, spanning digital trading cards, meme coins, stablecoins, WLFI tokens, and DeFi platforms.
Earlier in September, Forbes reported that Trump’s net worth had grown by $3 billion in a single year. When asked by the Financial Times to verify the $1 billion figure, Trump’s son, Eric Trump, suggested the actual amount is “probably more.”
Unlike previous presidents, who typically divested from private business ventures upon taking office, Trump appears to have increased his wealth while in the Oval Office, a period during which he publicly vowed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”
Key Crypto Earnings
According to the FT report, the bulk of Trump’s crypto income comes from the WLFI token, which only became publicly tradable in September this year. Despite dropping 57% from its September peak, the token has still generated roughly $550 million. In 2024, Trump disclosed a personal income of $57.3 million from World Liberty Financial.
The second-largest contributor to the Trump family’s crypto wealth comes from presidential meme coins, $TRUMP and $MELANIA, which together reportedly yielded $427 million. While the exact distribution of profits is unclear, the projects’ official sites indicate that Trump’s companies collectively own 80% of the ventures. On the $MELANIA site, the only company mentioned is the Trump family business MKT World.
Trump’s Crypto Ventures Continue to Boost Family Wealth
In May 2025, former President Trump hosted an exclusive dinner at one of his golf clubs, inviting the top 220 holders of the presidential meme coin. Among them, Tron founder Justin Sun reportedly held the largest number of tokens.
Another significant source of crypto-related income comes from stablecoins. In addition to the WLFI token, World Liberty Financial launched the USD1 stablecoin, selling approximately $2.71 billion worth to date. If the proceeds had been placed into short-term U.S. debt, the company could have earned roughly $40–42 million in interest and fees from the assets backing the stablecoin.
The President has also earned “several million dollars” from selling digital trading cards featuring images of him as a superhero or riding a motorcycle, though the report does not provide exact figures.
Meanwhile, other Trump family-affiliated businesses with minimal direct ties to crypto have also reaped substantial benefits from the sector. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which reported a $401 million loss in 2024, has since pivoted into crypto, raising billions to acquire digital tokens and launch multiple Bitcoin investment funds.
The shift has transformed TMTG into a highly profitable venture, generating over $3 billion in profit, with Trump controlling more than half of the company through his 53% ownership stake.
