We're All Profiting: Trump Defends $1.4 Billion Crypto Fortune

US President Donald Trump , long known as a real estate mogul and reality television star, has revealed that his biggest money maker in 2025 was not a skyscraper or a golf resort but cryptocurrency . According to his latest annual financial disclosure, Trump earned at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin related businesses, an extraordinary sum for a sitting American president.

The 927 page disclosure , filed with the US Office of Government Ethics, shows Trump made more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company he co-founded in 2024 with his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, alongside top diplomat Steve Witkoff and his sons. He also earned $636 million from CIC Digital, a cryptocurrency firm affiliated with the Trump Organization, most of it flowing from a license agreement with Celebration Coin tied to his TRUMP meme coin.

This crypto haul dwarfs his traditional business income, easily surpassing the $122 million from Trump Doral and $77.5 million from Mar-a-Lago. Notably, Trump also disclosed holding more than $100 million worth of bitcoin in a cold wallet, marking the first time a sitting US president has reported direct ownership of the asset.

The transformation is striking given Trump once dismissed digital assets as a scam. Since returning to office, he has positioned himself as the self-styled crypto president , appointing friendly regulators and pushing legislation including the GENIUS Act to bring digital assets into the financial mainstream.

Speaking with reporters before departing for events in North Dakota, Trump addressed questions over his soaring crypto profits , insisting his earnings were simply a byproduct of a rising stock market benefiting everyone. He said he does not control his own investment decisions, noting that trustees manage his money without his input, and declared, "We're all profiting. I'm profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash."

The disclosure has intensified scrutiny from ethics watchdogs and congressional Democrats, who argue the president's crypto wealth represents an unprecedented conflict of interest , especially as World Liberty Financial awaits a decision on a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The filing also revealed over $80 million in legal settlements with major media companies including ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube and X, along with gifts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, including a commemorative statue.