The raids of Donald Trump in the world of cryptocurrency have earned the tycoon a maxi profit of 1,2 billion dollars in 2025This is an unprecedented surge in income, reports the Wall Street Journal, which examined the US president's financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics: it is a 927-page document. The 2025 earnings include $635 million in royalties from an entity tied to Trump's “memecoin” – namely $TRUMP, launched just days before his inauguration – and beyond $500 million from token sale by World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's flagship crypto venture, co-founded in September 2024 by Trump's children and the son of Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
Forbes: Trump's personal wealth has nearly tripled.
It is a unprecedented increase in revenue, which was added to earnings from copyright settlements, real estate and legal settlements, always reports the Wall Street JournalTrump and his family have invested heavily in cryptocurrency-related businesses during the first year of his second term: these are businesses that are not only generating wealth "on paper", but real and concrete profits, writes the wsj. Furthermore, second Forbes, the president's activities in the cryptocurrency sector are the main reason why his personal wealth has almost tripled, which went from $2,3 billion to $6,5 billion between 2024 and 2026.
Newsom's attack: supporters "ripped off"
The governor of California Gavin Newsom He claims Trump "got rich" from his cryptocurrency activities, while his supporters were "ripped off." "Trump's financial statements showed exactly how his cryptocurrency investment worked: it made him richer. His cryptocurrency supporters were ripped off," Newsom says on X.
Trump's response: "Everyone is making money."
Trump, for his part, rejects criticism that he is "profiting from the presidency," saying that “everyone is making money” thanks to the strong stock market rally. Following the release of his 2025 financial results, which revealed over a billion dollars in cryptocurrency profits, the tycoon said, "There are funds that manage my money. But I benefit from them. Well, I made a lot of money before I became president: they invest my money, and I don't talk to them. I don't even talk to them," Trump told reporters before leaving for North Dakota.
