U.S. President Donald Trump has earned around $1 billion from his cryptocurrency ventures over just nine months.
Forbes reported on June 5 that this surge in wealth pushed his net worth to roughly $5.6 billion. The gains came as Trump tapped into digital tokens and related projects to boost his cash flow.
Early Cash Crunch and Crypto Relief
A year ago, Trump faced tight finances. He held about $400 million in liquid assets but was contending with over $500 million in legal judgments. His new crypto projects flipped that situation.
By early June 2025, half of his nearly $900 million in ready cash traced back to digital assets. Crypto provided a fast way for Trump to turn ideas into money when he most needed it.
Digital Trading Cards and First Lessons
Trump’s foray into crypto began as a novelty. In December 2022, he launched his “Donald Trump Digital Trading Card” collection on Truth Social. Each card sold for 99 dollars.
Despite criticism from some of his own allies, the digital assets sold quickly. Fans bought $4.4 million worth of cards in a single day.
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Trump earned at least $7 million from that deal, paid in a mix of cash and cryptocurrency. More important was the lesson he learned: crypto could be a major money source despite its wild swings.
World Liberty Financial and the Memecoin
Building on that experience, Trump unveiled World Liberty Financial before the 2024 election. He described it on Truth Social as a project to “Make America Great Again, this time with crypto.”
The venture began by selling tokens that offered no real stake in future profits. Then, days before taking office, Trump launched a memecoin called $TRUMP.
Despite a fine print warning buyers it was not an investment, many jumped in. According to Chainalysis, trading fees and dollar-tied crypto flows from $TRUMP totalled around $350 million.
If Trump and his partners kept 90% of that, they pocketed about $315 million, double what his real estate empire made in its best year.
Unlocking More Tokens and Gala Hype
Trump and his team initially released 200 million $TRUMP tokens. Another 800 million remained locked but began unlocking in mid-April 2025.
By then, Trump and his associates had access to roughly 64 million tokens, or 8% of their eventual supply. A gala inside the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium marked the token launch, drawing figures like Coinbase’s CEO and rapper Snoop Dogg. This event signalled Trump’s full embrace of crypto culture and whetted investors’ appetites for future perks.
Stablecoin USD1 and Future Prospects
World Liberty Financial followed up with a stablecoin called USD1. Like other stablecoins, it is tied to the U.S. dollar, letting holders shift in and out of crypto without big price swings.
Issuers usually earn interest on reserves, such as Treasury bills, while sending no yield to users. That means as more people use USD1, World Liberty’s profits grow. For Trump, a master at drawing crowds, the stablecoin is another way to turn fan interest into income.
Trump’s rapid crypto success shows how political fame and digital assets can intersect. By experimenting with trading cards, tokens, and stablecoins, he turned an industry once mocked into a major cash source.
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