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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Merin Rebecca Thomas

Trump Embraced Crypto After Returning To The White House. His Financial Disclosure Shows A $1.4 Billion Windfall.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order dealing with automobile repairs with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in the Oval Office at the White House on June 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure shows his cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1.4 billion in income during 2025, making digital assets the biggest contributor to his business earnings since returning to the White House.

The annual disclosure, filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, provides a detailed account of Trump's income, assets and liabilities across hundreds of business entities. The filing shows his cryptocurrency businesses earned substantially more than his hotels, golf clubs and licensing operations, NBC News noted.

Much of the income came from World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company backed by Trump and members of his family. The filing lists nearly $800 million tied to the venture, including more than $520 million from token sales and roughly $250 million from the sale of business interests.

The disclosure also shows approximately $635 million in income linked to sales of the $TRUMP meme coin through Trump-affiliated entities. Combined with earnings from World Liberty Financial, Trump's cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1.4 billion in reported income during the reporting period.

The latest filing marks a significant change from the previous year's disclosure, when World Liberty Financial accounted for $57 million in reported income, a fraction of the latest figure. The rapid growth coincided with Trump's return to office and his administration's embrace of cryptocurrency through regulatory changes and support for digital asset legislation.

The administration's crypto-friendly approach has unfolded while Washington has also remained focused on international conflicts, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Those conflicts have continued to shape U.S. sanctions policy and broader discussions over digital finance, although the financial disclosure itself deals only with Trump's personal business interests.

Outside cryptocurrency, Trump's real estate and hospitality businesses continued to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. His portfolio of golf clubs, resorts and hotels brought in more than $500 million in combined income during 2025, with several Florida properties remaining among his highest-earning assets, according to AP News.

The filing also lists more than $80 million from legal settlements involving media companies and roughly $52 million from overseas licensing agreements connected to development projects that use the Trump name, said the Reuters report.

The disclosure spans hundreds of pages and includes information on investments, business entities, royalties and liabilities. It provides one of the most comprehensive public snapshots of Trump's finances since he returned to office in January 2025, ABC News reported.

The White House defended the president's business activities after the disclosure was released. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said Trump and his family "have never engaged, and will never engage, in conflicts of interest.''

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