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Trump reports more than $2 billion income from crypto

Donald Trump now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies. (EPA PHOTO)

US ‌President Donald Trump has reported more than $US1.4 billion ($A2 billion) in income from ‌his family’s crypto ventures in 2025, revealing he ‌now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies.

Trump's financial disclosures ‌for ⁠2025 with the US Office of Government ​Ethics, showed he received more than $US500 million ($A723 million) from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture he and his sons co-founded. 

That included more than $US520 million ($A751 million) from sales of crypto tokens and more than $US250 million ($A361 million) ‌from the sale of interests in the World Liberty business, with family members also due a share of that income.

Trump reported another $US635 million ($A918 million) from the sale of his $TRUMP meme ⁠coins.

US President Donald Trump
Donald Trump banked more than $A116m from settlements with various media ​companies. (EPA PHOTO)

The disclosure underlines how crypto has transformed the president's income. 

In his disclosure last June, for example, the president reported $US57.35 million ($A82.88 million) from token sales at World Liberty, which then leaped to more than $US500 million ($A723 million) in this year’s filing. 

Reuters recently estimated the Trump family has made at least $US2.3 billion ($A3.3 billion) from crypto-related projects since Trump returned to the White House in 2025.

On taking office, Trump began to put in place policies ‌and initiatives seen as beneficial ‌to the industry, from implementing federal ⁠rules for stablecoins to dialling back policing of the industry by the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The president also ‌reported ​over $US80 million ($A116 million) in income from settlements with various media ​companies and millions ‌in income from his company licensing his name to ​overseas property developers. 

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement, “Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged - or will ever engage - in conflicts of interest. President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions.”

“All actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people - and any so-called ‘reporters’ pushing otherwise are recycling the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media ⁠have been pushing for a decade.”

Mar-a-Lago perimeter
Revenue from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club soared to $US77 million ($A111 million). (EPA PHOTO)

While the White House has previously said the president's business interests are ‌currently overseen by his ​children, the president remains the beneficiary of the assets in the trust that ultimately receives the income.

While crypto is by far the largest driver of income for Trump, his ​traditional businesses - real ‌estate, in particular golf courses and resorts -  continued to bring in millions.

Trump reported a 15 per cent rise in revenue at his golf and resort facilities to just over $US500 million ($A723 million) in 2025. ​

The strongest increases were at clubs where the president has spent considerable time since his 2025 inauguration. 

Revenue at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, which Trump dubbed the Winter White House, soared to $US77 million ($A111 million) from $US50 million ($A72 million) in 2024, while revenue at the nearby West Palm Beach club jumped 27 per cent. 

Revenue fell at Trump’s Los Angeles course last year. Trump hosted ​winners of ​his second annual meme coin contest at Mar-a-Lago in April.

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