Trump's $1.4 billion crypto earnings disclosure fuels backlash

Jun 30, 2026

Trump's newly released financial disclosure shows huge crypto profits, and it's fueling a growing backlash — bad news for Trump allies worried about corruption probes.

  • A government ethics disclosure shows Trump made at least $1.4 billion from crypto in 2025 alone, pushing his net worth from $2.3 billion to $6.5 billion.
  • Most of the family's profits came from crypto ventures — Trump media tokens, meme coins, American Bitcoin, and NFTs — plus Middle East money raised by Jared Kushner.
  • Critics call it a violation of the emoluments clause, arguing Trump sets crypto policy that enriches himself, his family, and connected people like the Lutnicks and Witkoffs.
  • Republicans are privately panicking that losing the midterms would unleash congressional investigations into the president's family, donors, and friends.
  • A separate revolt is building against AI data centers and crypto sites — even Texas Governor Abbott flipped to oppose them after earlier courting a $40 billion Google project.

Outlook: Expect investigations and "follow the money" probes to intensify after the midterms, with data centers and crypto shaping up as a hot campaign issue on both sides.

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