Crypto Billionaire. If we believe the estimates of Forbes magazine, Donald Trump would have managed to double his fortune since the end of his first mandate. And this performance would be largely due to its many adventures in the cryptocurrency sector. Indeed, the President of the United States would have garnered around $ 1 billion on this single market. A sum that would allow him to reach a net heritage estimated at $ 5.6 billion.
- Donald Trump doubled his fortune, reaching around $ 5.6 billion, thanks to his investments in cryptocurrencies, according to Forbes.
- Trump generated about $ 1.2 billion thanks to various Crypto projects, including NFT, a DEFI platform, and its same Trump.
Trump and cryptocurrencies
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, multiplied Crypto adventures in recent months. A digital strategy that would have saved him approximately $ 1 billionaccording to estimates from Forbes magazine.
A financial windfall which also allowed him to regain liquidity which he desperately needed. Because a year ago, liquidity was lacking with around $ 400 million on his record and more than $ 500 million in legal judgments against him. But now Trump would hold near $ 900 million in liquid assetsof which about half comes from his crypto adventures.
“The team that helps him is actually quite wise. They know that you must continue to add features to give it value. »»
Jeff Dorman, director of investments at Arca – Source: Forbes
But the President of the United States does not intend to stop there. Because there are still hundreds of millions, even billions, to come. This is in any case what suggests the success of his same Trump, of which he has just unlocked 8 % of his allowance. Suffice to say that the remaining 92 % could well explode the meters.
Donald Trump and cryptocurrencies
Donald Trump’s journey in the cryptocurrency sector started with the launch of his NFT collection in December 2022. 4 other collections followed up to August 2024. An operation that reported to him $ 7 million Including part of cryptocurrencies.
Then he launched the project World Liberty Financiala decentralized finance platform (DEFI) which sold tokens for a total of $ 550 million. According to Forbes calculations, Trump has pocketed approximately $ 246 million After taxes thanks to this operation.
Finally, just before resuming his duties, Trump announced the launch of his own same, the $ Trump. This token, which is not supposed to be an investment, still generated $ 350 million transaction costs and stablecoins for Trump and its partners. If Trump took 90 % of this income, as he did for social social, he would have won 315 million dollars.
Still millions of dollars to come
And it’s not over. Because Trump and his partners structured the distribution of Trump tokens so as to receive 800 million tokens in the long term. For the moment, they have only received 64 millionor 8 % of their total allowance. At the current price of $ 11 permanent, this represents approximately $ 700 million. But if we take into account the potential dilution, Forbes believes that these tokens are more worth $ 475 million. And if Trump has 90 % of this allowance, that is about $ 430 million for him.
In summary, Trump would have already won about $ 1.2 billion Thanks to his Crypto adventures, according to Forbes. And he could still earn hundreds of additional millions of dollars with the progressive release of Trump tokens.
While Donald Trump continues to ride the wave of cryptocurrencies, his new trade secretary, Howard Litnick, announces a Pro-Crypto regulatory reform. A decision that could well further strengthen Trump’s position in this expanding ecosystem.