United States President Donald Trump earned an estimated $1.2 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures during his first year back in office, according to newly released financial disclosures.
The 927-page filing, published on Tuesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, revealed that Trump received nearly $550 million through his ties to World Liberty Financial (WLF) in 2025.
WLF, a cryptocurrency startup co-founded in September 2024 by Trump’s sons alongside the son of Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has become one of the key drivers of the president’s growing wealth.
The disclosure also showed that Trump earned approximately $635 million in royalties from a licensing agreement linked to the $TRUMP cryptocurrency token, which was launched just hours before his inauguration in January 2025.
According to Forbes, Trump’s personal fortune has nearly tripled—from $2.3 billion in 2024 to $6.5 billion in 2026—largely due to his expanding cryptocurrency interests.
The president has faced persistent criticism over potential conflicts of interest, with opponents arguing that his investments in digital assets overlap with policies pursued by his administration to ease regulations in the cryptocurrency sector, contributing to rising asset prices.
However, the White House dismissed the allegations.
“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged — or will ever engage — in conflicts of interest,” Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement. She added that Trump had “proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world.”
Kelly also accused critics and sections of the media of promoting what she described as “the same, tired, false narrative.”
Under a 1978 U.S. law, the president and vice president are required to publicly disclose their income and assets annually.
The filings also detailed the financial activities of First Lady Melania Trump, who earned more than $10 million from an Amazon documentary about her life, alongside over $500,000 in royalties from her memoir, Melania.
The disclosures further revealed that World Liberty Financial generated $550 million from the initial sale of its WLFI cryptocurrency. Although the token became publicly tradable in September 2025, its value has fallen sharply from 46 cents to about 6 cents per token.
Trump and his three sons also acquired, through intermediary company DT Marks DeFi, an additional 22.5 billion WLFI tokens, currently valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
In addition to his crypto earnings, Trump reported millions of dollars in income from investments in cryptocurrency-related companies, including Coinbase, as well as royalties from Trump-branded merchandise such as clothing, bumper stickers and Bibles. The disclosures showed he earned more than $208,000 from Bible sales through a partnership with country music singer Lee Greenwood.
Trump’s assets remain held in a trust managed by his son, Donald Trump Jr.. However, the trust’s governing rules allow it to be dissolved at any time, enabling Trump to regain direct control after his current term ends in 2029.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance disclosed earning between $1 million and $5 million in royalties from his bestselling 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
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