Latest financial disclosures have confirmed that President Donald Trump has made a massive profit of approximately $2 billion through his digital currency, or crypto, transactions. While many ordinary investors are losing their investments, Trump has earned $800 million from his and his family's 'World Liberty Financial' project alone.
Overall, his total income from his crypto ventures last year is reported to be $2.03 billion.This situation is completely different from the experiences of ordinary investors. Although investors like Morten Christensen invested heavily in Trump's projects, they faced significant losses due to the rapid collapse in the value of the relevant tokens. According to Nansen, a firm that analyzes crypto market data, approximately two-thirds of the 1.48 million investors who bought Trump's memecoin since January 2025 have incurred losses. Furthermore, 85% of those who bought World Liberty tokens in the secondary market have now lost their investments.
Trump, who called Bitcoin a scam in 2021, now acts as the leader who has pledged to make America the world's crypto capital. Days before becoming president, he introduced his memecoin called $TRUMP, which reached a market value peak of $1.5 billion, then crashed by about 97% to $400 million. Meanwhile, before Trump enacted the "Genius Act," accusations have arisen that this procedure involves conflicts of interest and ethics, with the establishment of a regulatory framework for dollar-pegged stablecoins.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly states that these activities of the President or his family do not create any conflict of interest. However, Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis and Democrats are discussing bringing a new bill to regulate cryptocurrencies. Many Democrats emphasize including provisions in this bill to prohibit elected officials, including the President, from profiting from the crypto industry they themselves regulate. Senator Ruben Gallego also indicates that he will only support it if these ethical provisions are included.
Commenting on his profits, President Trump has stated that everyone, including himself, profits from the rising stock market, and because he has a lot of money, he makes more profit. Meanwhile, commenting on the losses incurred by investors, 28-year-old crypto consultant Vincent Derieu says that no one was forced to buy these tokens, and people bought them at their own risk. Even Morten Christensen, who suffered a large loss, says that this seems to have been an excellent way for Trump and his family to make money, and he has no animosity about it.