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Trump Makes Money from Crypto

Wednesday, 7/1/2026·229 words·2 min read

Donald Trump earned more than $1 billion from his crypto businesses last year. A federal filing shows this gave a big boost to his income. In his second term, Trump has investedinvested/ɪnˈvɛstɪd/L2投资;投入(资金或资源)to put money or effort into something in order to make a profit or achieve a result heavily in digital money. He wants the US to be the 'crypto capital of the world.' A White House spokesperson said, 'Neither the President nor his family has ever engagedor will ever engagein conflicts of interestconflicts of interest/ˈkɒnflɪkts əv ˈɪntrɪst/L2利益冲突;个人利益与职责相矛盾的情况a situation where someone's personal interests might affect their professional decisions or actions.'

Trump's main crypto business, World Liberty Financial, made over $500 million from selling new crypto products. Another business, CIC Digital LLC, took in more than $600 million from sales of 'meme' coins with Trump's face. However, the value of these crypto venturesventures/ˈvɛntʃərz/L2(商业)冒险;风险项目business projects or activities that involve some risk has dropped since they started. These crypto earnings were in addition to his other income. The report showed the full extent of his earnings.

Trump also earned money from other sources. He made $4.7 million from watches and $86 million from legal settlements with media companies. He also sold Bibles and sneakers, which is an unprecedentedunprecedented/ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd/L2史无前例的;空前的never done or known before move for a president.

In addition, he received millions from overseas property deals. For example, a UAE property earned $10.4 million, and a Saudi project earned $9 million. Properties in Romania and Qatar each gave $5 million. Many of those countries were negotiatingnegotiating/nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/L2谈判;协商discussing something in order to reach an agreement with the US over tariffs and military aid. These deals were part of Trump's business interests.

Trump Makes Money from Crypto

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