US EditionReuters: Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
Over 90% of the Trump family’s $864 million income in early 2025 came from crypto ventures including World Liberty Financial tokens and the Trump meme coin.
- The Trump Organization reported a 14-fold increase to $864 million in the first half of this year, with over 90% from crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens.
- Targeting overseas buyers, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. promoted WLFI tokens, with Aqua1 Foundation buying $100 million and Alt5 Sigma raising $750 million to purchase tokens.
- Reuters found specific revenue sources: World Liberty tokens sales contributed $463 million including $75 million from Aqua1, and the family earned $336 million from the $TRUMP meme coin, while Alt5 Sigma Corp. held $781 million in tokens.
- Ethics experts warn the business overlaps the president's policy role, raising conflict concerns, while the White House denied conflicts, noting the president as beneficiary of the trust that manages the Trump Organization; the family's crypto holdings could add more than $11 billion but face volatile risks.
- Despite heavy sales, World Liberty Financial still lacks its promised platform after the September 2024 launch, with WLFI tokens offering limited governance and buyer identities hidden behind wallet addresses amid continuing token sales approaching $1 billion.
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