Trump Family Makes $1.4 Billion Off Crypto in 2025, Offsetting Losses Elsewhere
Crypto is now said to account for roughly 20% of the family’s $6.8 billion fortune.
Donald Trump was dubbed the “Crypto President” before he even took office early last year, as the 45th and 47th President of the United States promised to do everything from establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve to removing perceived crypto villain Gary Gensler from the SEC. Trump has largely followed through on many of his crypto-focused promises, with multiple related executive orders signed early in his second term and the passage of the GENIUS Act, which created regulatory clarity for the crypto industry’s dollar-pegged tokens, known as stablecoins.
And while all this was happening, the Trump family’s own crypto businesses were flourishing. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg, which claims crypto boosted the Trump family wealth by $1.4 billion over the past year. In fact, crypto is now said to account for roughly 20% of the family’s $6.8 billion fortune.
Summary
The Trump family made an estimated $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025, according to a Bloomberg analysis, transforming crypto into roughly 20% of the family’s $6.8 billion fortune. The gains came primarily from Trump-affiliated projects including World Liberty Financial, the TRUMP memecoin, and the bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, with hundreds of millions generated through token sales and related crypto transactions.
These profits coincided with sweeping policy shifts under Trump’s second term. The administration moved aggressively to reshape crypto regulation, signing multiple executive orders and securing passage of the GENIUS Act, which established a federal framework for dollar-pegged stablecoins. At the same time, several high-profile crypto figures tied to Trump-linked business arrangements—most notably Justin Sun and Changpeng “CZ” Zhao—received favorable legal outcomes, prompting congressional scrutiny and renewed accusations that the Trump administration is blurring the line between public power and private enrichment.
Despite the scale of the crypto windfall, the Trump family’s overall net worth appears roughly unchanged over the past year, largely because gains in crypto were offset by steep losses elsewhere—most notably a roughly 66% decline in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social. In net-worth terms, Bloomberg concludes that crypto primarily reshuffled the composition of the family fortune rather than significantly expanding it year over year.
That apparent flatness, however, obscures a broader and more important pattern. While the family’s headline net worth may not have risen materially in 2025 alone, multiple independent analyses indicate that the Trump family has substantially increased its wealth since Trump first entered the presidency, particularly when measured through realized income, transactional profits, and benefits tied to political power, rather than simple market valuations.
The key distinction is methodological. Net worth is a snapshot taken at a specific moment, reflecting the current market value of assets minus liabilities. By contrast, claims that the Trump family has “made” large sums focus on cash inflows and profits accumulated over time—including token sales, fees, and other transactional gains—which can be substantial even if losses in other assets offset them on paper. Understanding this difference between money earned and net worth at a point in time is essential to reconciling these seemingly conflicting assessments.
Footnote: How Trump family wealth can be both “flat” and “up” at the same time
When reporting on Trump family wealth, different sources measure different things. Net worth reflects the estimated market value of assets minus liabilities at a specific point in time and can remain flat or even decline if gains in one area, such as cryptocurrency, are offset by losses elsewhere, such as Trump Media & Technology Group stock. By contrast, estimates that claim the Trump family has “made” billions since Trump’s presidency track realized income, transactional profits, gifts, or benefits tied to political power, which can be substantial. As a result, the Trump family can generate large cash flows—particularly from crypto ventures—while still appearing roughly unchanged in net-worth terms once underperforming assets are netted out.
