Trump Made 800 Billion Won From Crypto Alone Last Year, Financial Disclosure Shows

[Financial News] U.S. President Donald Trump earned more than $500 million last year through his family's cryptocurrency business. As the Trump administration continues to ease crypto regulations, the disclosure of substantial profits for the president and his family is expected to reignite conflict-of-interest concerns.
The Financial Times (FT) reported on the 1st, local time, citing Trump's 2025 financial disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), that Trump made $526.8 million, or about 815.5 billion won, last year from token sales at his family's crypto company, World Liberty Financial.
According to the disclosure, Trump still holds 15.75 billion World Liberty Financial tokens. Although token prices have fallen sharply recently, the value of his stake was estimated at about $900 million.
World Liberty Financial is a crypto company co-founded last year by Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and his second son, Eric Trump, together with the sons of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. FT previously reported in October last year that the Trump family's crypto venture had generated more than $1 billion in pretax profit during its first year after launch.
The latest disclosure came as the Trump administration has rolled back crypto regulations introduced under the Biden administration and ended a series of lawsuits against major crypto companies. As a result, conflict-of-interest criticism is expected to resurface over the president's direct financial gains from policy decisions.
White House press secretary Anna Kelly said, "The president and his family have never been involved in conflicts of interest, and they never will be."
The Trump Group also issued a statement, saying it "shows that the company remains in a very sound financial position, supported by world-class assets, ample liquidity and a conservative financial structure."
The disclosure also included income outside crypto. Trump reported $635 million from a licensing deal for his commemorative coin brand, Celebration Coin.
He also disclosed $4.7 million in royalties from Trump watches, $1.9 million in royalties from the book Save America, $591,000 from sales of the photo book Letters to Trump, $208,000 from sales of the Lee Greenwood Bible, $67,000 from sales of sneakers and perfume, and $36,000 from other sales under the 45 brand.
Donations and gifts from companies and individuals also stood out. Meta Platforms gave $24.5 million to support the construction of the Trump Presidential Library, while Alphabet Inc. donated $22 million to a fund backing the construction of the White House East Wing. CBS and ABC each donated $16 million, and Trump also received $8 million as part of a settlement in a lawsuit against X, owned by Elon Musk.
In addition, he received 10 FIFA World Cup tickets worth $15,000 as a gift from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and a sculpture called Defiance Monument, valued at $250,000, from Republican businessman Anthony Constantino.
First Lady Melania Trump also reportedly earned $6 million from sales of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and $10.7 million from the documentary Melania, whose rights were purchased by Amazon.

km@fnnews.com Kim Kyung-min Reporter