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US President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family's crypto ventures last year, according to his annual financial disclosure for 2025, filed with the US Office of Government Ethics. The figures, reviewed by several news outlets, show that Trump now derives most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies, as reported by Dawn, The Guardian, and others.

Coverage Comparison

The reporting on Trump's financial disclosure varies slightly in the figures presented. Dawn, The Guardian, and the Jerusalem Post all reported that Trump's companies received almost $800 million from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture he co-founded with his sons. However, the South China Morning Post and The Hindu reported that Trump received more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial. This discrepancy may stem from differing interpretations of the disclosure, with some sources breaking down the income into token sales and sales of interests, while others provide a combined figure.

Similarly, the total income from crypto is reported as over $1.4 billion by Dawn, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, and The Hindu, while The Guardian reports "more than $1 billion" and Deutsche Welle says "well over $1 billion." These variations likely reflect rounding or different categorizations of income.

All sources agree on Trump's additional income from other sources: over $80 million from settlements with media companies and $52 million from licensing his name to overseas property developers, as reported by the Jerusalem Post and The Hindu.

Key Claims

  • Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family's crypto ventures last year, as reported by Dawn, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, and The Hindu.
  • Trump's companies received almost $800 million from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture he and his sons co-founded, according to Dawn and the Jerusalem Post. This included more than $520 million from sales of crypto tokens and more than $250 million from the sale of interests in the World Liberty business, as detailed by Dawn.
  • Trump reported another $635 million from the sale of his Trump meme coins, a figure consistently reported by all sources.
  • Trump's income from settlements with media companies was over $80 million, and his income from licensing his name to overseas property developers was $52 million, as reported by the Jerusalem Post and The Hindu.
  • The Trump family has made at least $2.3 billion from crypto-related projects since Trump returned to the White House in 2025, an estimate attributed to Reuters by multiple sources.
  • Trump's crypto ventures have plunged in value since sales began, according to a single source, The Guardian. The other sources did not include this claim.
  • Trump made millions from selling Trump-branded items such as Bibles and sneakers, a claim carried by a single source, The Guardian, and not mentioned elsewhere.

Perspectives

The White House has defended the president's financial activities. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement, as quoted by The Guardian: "Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged – or will ever engage – in conflicts of interest." Kelly added that "President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other commonsense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans." She further stated that "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."

The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the South China Morning Post and The Hindu about the filings.