Trump Family Earned $500 Million From Crypto Venture as Investors Faced Steep Losses: Report
Reuters found Trump-linked crypto ventures generated $2.3 billion for the family while more than a million investors lost the same amount.
- A Reuters analysis revealed on Tuesday that the Trump family generated more than $500 million from crypto ventures, while more than a million investors suffered steep losses totaling $2.3 billion at the end of April.
- World Liberty Financial, co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., promised to democratize finance but functioned as a conduit for Trump-family profit. The brothers hyped the ventures to attract investors, yet governance tokens crashed in value.
- Investors in AI Financial Corp, formerly ALT5 Sigma, lost roughly $675 million as the share price plummeted from above $9 in August 2025 to 75 cents in April 2026. The company now faces potential Nasdaq delisting.
- Individual investors, ranging from a Minnesota software engineer who lost $60,000 to a machinist in Indiana who lost about $32,700, report widespread regret as their savings evaporated. Others bemoan losses on the $TRUMP meme coin that tumbled 97% from its January 2025 peak.
- Most World Liberty token holdings remain locked until 2030, preventing investors from exiting even as values decline. Meanwhile, the Trump family maintains minimal investment risk, having funneled more than $1.6 billion from these crypto ventures while regulatory scrutiny continues.
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A Reuters investigation found the Trump family generated at least $2.3 billion from four crypto ventures since returning to the White House, while more than a million investors lost the same amount on the other side of those trades. Same Playbook Across Four Ventures: Trumps Risk Nothing, Investors Lose Big Reuters examined World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI), the TRUMP (CRYPTO: TRUMP) meme coin, American Bitcoin (NASDAQ:ABTC), and AI Financi…
Trump Family Profits While Crypto Firm Struggles To Survive, Report Says
A Trump-linked cryptocurrency venture is facing growing scrutiny after investors suffered major losses while the Trump family reportedly earned hundreds of millions of dollars from the transaction. According to a CNBC report, Alt5 Sigma, now renamed AI Financial Corp., partnered with World Liberty Financial, a crypto company co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. 🤝Under the August 2025 deal, AI Financial acquired roughly $1.5 billion wor…
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