Crypto Ventures and Stock Purchases: Key Takeaways from Trump’s Financial Disclosures
Donald Trump’s income exceeded $2 billion last year, largely driven by crypto ventures he has sought to deregulate. The disclosures also reveal active stock purchases and a global network of business interests.
According to newly released financial disclosures, Donald Trump’s money-making ventures enriched him by more than $2 billion last year. The revenue was supercharged by the Trump family’s crypto projects, with the documents showing the US president made over $1 billion from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate. Here are five key takeaways from nearly 1,000 pages of Trump’s financial disclosures.
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Trump played the crypto game while also making the rules. The US president now gets most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his own policies. He took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, including hundreds of millions from sales of souvenir-type coins stamped with his face.
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A grand total of $2.2 billion. When accounting for everything – from investments to real estate to royalties to Trump own-brand cologne sales – the US president made at least $2.2 billion in 2025, compared to $622 million in 2024.
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Trump has been buying stock while in office. He has a personal stake in hundreds of companies, from big tech to Papa John’s, Netflix, and Victoria’s Secret. The disclosure is 927 pages long partly because the president has been actively buying stocks.
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The president maintains a global network of business interests. Despite White House denials, Trump has clear financial stakes worldwide, including hotels and real estate in the Gulf, Europe, and Asia. For example, his crypto business benefited from a $500 million payment from a UAE state-linked firm.
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Trump is technically a retired pensioner. At 80, he takes monthly pension withdrawals from the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists retirement fund.
