US President Donald Trump has disclosed $57.4 million in revenue from his involvement with World Liberty Monetary, a cryptocurrency enterprise he backs alongside his sons Donald Jr. and Eric.
The small print emerged in Trump’s 2025 public monetary disclosure, filed with the US Workplace of Authorities Ethics on June 13. The submitting reveals that Trump holds 15.75 billion governance tokens in World Liberty Monetary, which additionally grants him voting rights.
Whereas the doc doesn’t elaborate on the exact construction or market worth of the governance tokens, the substantial reported revenue means that Trump has monetized some portion of the place or that the tokens have been valued for disclosure at a excessive inside fee.
The submitting merely states the revenue as “$57,437,927” with out detailing whether or not the achieve was realized via token gross sales, staking rewards, or different mechanisms.
Associated: Trump Media’s Bitcoin treasury registration ‘declared effective’ by SEC
World Liberty Monetary raises $550 million
World Liberty Monetary raised $200 million in its first spherical of public token sale and one other $250 million within the second token sale, bringing whole fundraising to roughly $550 million, the agency disclosed in March.
The venture launched in September 2024 with a give attention to DeFi and dollar-pegged stablecoins, presenting itself as a challenger to the normal monetary system.
Main crypto traders have additionally purchased in. Tron founder Justin Solar invested $30 million in November 2024, receiving 2 billion WLFI tokens on the early value of $0.015.
Web3Port followed with a $10 million funding in January, whereas Oddiyana Ventures additionally joined as a strategic investor, although the quantity was not disclosed.
Associated: Trump addresses Coinbase summit to discuss crypto plans
Trump’s broader digital asset footprint
Notably, Trump’s disclosure additionally displays his broader digital asset footprint. In previous filings, he revealed revenue from NFT-based ventures such because the Trump Digital Buying and selling Playing cards assortment. The most recent submitting reveals no new NFT revenue.
In keeping with the shape, Trump maintains roles in numerous holding corporations tied to digital ventures, together with CIC Digital LLC and CIC Ventures LLC, though revenue from these entities is minimal or inactive.
The ethics submitting contains the President’s certification that the knowledge is “true, full, and proper to the very best of [his] data” and is topic to assessment by the Workplace of Authorities Ethics.
Journal: China threatened by US stablecoins, G7 urged to tackle Lazarus Group: Asia Express
