According to his mandatory 2025 financial disclosure, US President Donald Trump earned more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency dealings in his first year back in office—far surpassing his income from real estate, legal settlements, and Trump-branded merchandise combined.
That number is hard to wrap your head around, isn’t it? One billion dollars. From crypto. And this is coming from a man who once called Bitcoin “a scam” and “a disaster waiting to happen.”
So, what changed? And where did all that money come from? Let’s break it down.
How did Trump make more than $1 billion from crypto?
Trump’s crypto windfall came from two main sources, both detailed in his 927-page financial disclosure filed in 2025.
First, he reported $635 million in royalties from a Trump-branded meme coin—a cryptocurrency he launched just days before returning to the White House. The coin has since dropped sharply in value, but the early royalties were enormous.
Second, he reported over $500 million in income from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm co-founded by his sons and the children of his special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Together, those two streams of crypto income pushed his total earnings well past the $1 billion mark—and far beyond his 2024 disclosure, which reported over $600 million in income.
How does Trump’s crypto income compare to his other earnings?
Here’s where things get really interesting. Trump built his public persona on real estate. It made him famous. But in 2025, those properties were barely a footnote compared to his crypto earnings.
His Mar-a-Lago club brought in around $77 million, while his Doral golf club in Florida generated $122 million. Clubs in Bedminster, Jupiter, and Turnberry, Scotland, each earned him over $30 million.
Trump also collected:
- $86.5 million in legal settlements, including $16 million from ABC, $24.5 million from Meta, $22 million from YouTube, and $16 million from CBS (the White House says most of this money went to a presidential library or a nonprofit)
- $4.7 million in royalties from Trump-branded watches
- Additional income from Bibles, trainers, fragrances, and guitars
Even stacking all of that together, it doesn’t come close to his crypto earnings.
For context, his 2025 disclosure runs 927 pages—compared to Joe Biden’s 11-page financial report for his last full year in office.
What has the White House said about potential conflicts of interest?
The White House has pushed back hard on conflict-of-interest concerns. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly stated that Trump has “proudly made the US the crypto capital of the world” and that “neither the President nor his family has ever engaged—or will ever engage—in conflicts of interest.”
The administration also points out that Trump’s businesses are held in a trust managed by his sons, and that the president is not subject to federal conflict of interest laws.
Trump has actively supported the crypto industry since returning to office. In July 2025, he signed the GENIUS Act into law, designed to make “America the undisputed leader in digital assets.” The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins—appointed by Trump—has also shifted the agency away from aggressive crypto regulation since taking office in April 2025.
How much is Trump worth now?
According to Forbes, Trump’s estimated fortune has grown to $6 billion—up from $2.3 billion in 2024. Bloomberg’s Billionaire’s Index puts that figure even higher, at $7.6 billion.
It’s a staggering jump, and crypto appears to be a major driver of that growth.