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<p>Donald Trump and his family have expanded their exposure to crypto-linked equities during the first quarter of 2026, adding positions in Coinbase, MARA Holdings, and Strategy as several Trump-backed digital asset ventures continued posting heavy paper losses.</p><div id="cn-block-summary-block_24ff8780cacd68b6a617be2660780869" class="cn-block-summary"><div class="cn-block-summary__nav tabs"><span class="tabs__item is-selected">Summary</span></div><div class="cn-block-summary__content"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Trump family disclosures showed multiple Q1 purchases of Coinbase, MARA Holdings, and Strategy shares.</li><li>Strategy stock appeared in eight separate Trump family transactions, including both purchases and sales.</li></ul></div></div><p>According to a <a href="https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/405E4EC4E27BE8D185258DF7002DD1C0/$FILE/Trump%2C%20Donald%20J.-05.08.2026-278T(2).pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Form 278-T disclosure</a> filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the Trump family reported multiple purchases of crypto-related stocks between January and March, including at least nine transactions tied to Coinbase Global Inc.&nbsp;</p><p>One Coinbase purchase made on Feb. 10 carried a disclosed value between $100,001 and $250,000, making it the largest crypto-linked stock transaction listed in the filing.</p><p>Elsewhere in the disclosure, Donald Trump and his family also reported buying MARA Holdings shares through two smaller transactions valued below $50,000. Strategy’s Class A stock appeared repeatedly across the filing, with eight separate buy and sell transactions recorded during the quarter. The largest Strategy purchase, dated Feb. 12, was valued between $50,001 and $100,000, while the biggest sale disclosed on Jan. 12 ranged between $15,001 and $50,000.</p><p>Additional purchases included shares of Block Inc., Robinhood, and SoFi Technologies. Outside the crypto sector, the filing showed trades in Nvidia, Microsoft, Oracle, and Boeing worth between $1 million and $5 million.</p><p>Under OGE disclosure rules, the filing combines the financial holdings of Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and dependent children. Individual trades are not assigned to specific family members, though all transactions exceeding $1,000 must be disclosed.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="crypto-investments-expand-as-trump-linked-firms-absorb-market-losses">Crypto investments expand as Trump-linked firms absorb market losses</h2><p>Fresh disclosures arrived days after several Trump-connected crypto businesses reported steep quarterly losses tied largely to falling digital asset prices.</p><p>You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/hana-bank-makes-670m-upbit-parent-bet-as-korea-crypto-shifts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Hana Bank makes $670M Upbit parent bet as Korea crypto shifts </a></p><p>Earlier this month, Trump Media &amp; Technology Group <a href="https://crypto.news/trump-media-posts-406m-loss-after-bitcoin-cro-markdowns/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">disclosed</a> a $405.9 million net loss for Q1 2026, with the company attributing most of the damage to unrealized losses linked to Bitcoin, Cronos, pledged digital assets, and equity securities. Company filings showed Trump Media held 9,542 BTC at the end of March with a reported cost basis of roughly $1.13 billion, while the fair value of those holdings stood closer to $647 million during the reporting period.</p><p>At the same time, Trump Media disclosed holdings of roughly 756 million Cronos tokens tied to its partnership with Crypto.com. Earlier reporting by crypto.news had connected the arrangement to a treasury strategy involving Trump Media, Crypto.com, and Yorkville.</p><p>Despite reporting only $871,200 in quarterly revenue, Trump Media said it generated $17.9 million in positive operating cash flow and held roughly $2.1 billion in financial assets. Interim CEO Kevin McGurn stated the company planned to continue building its financial products and platform business using its balance sheet position.</p><p>Another Trump-backed crypto venture, American Bitcoin, also <a href="https://crypto.news/trump-media-posts-406m-loss-after-bitcoin-cro-markdowns/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">posted</a> large quarterly losses this month after a downturn in Bitcoin prices reduced the value of its treasury holdings.</p><p>Company filings showed American Bitcoin reported an $81.8 million net loss for Q1 2026 after recognizing a $117.2 million non-cash impairment tied to Bitcoin holdings. Even so, CEO Mike Ho said the company’s mining business remained profitable when excluding mark-to-market accounting adjustments required under FASB rules.</p><p>American Bitcoin mined 817 BTC during the quarter, its highest quarterly production total so far, while also purchasing another 803 BTC for its treasury reserves. Co-founder Eric Trump said during Consensus Miami that the company had grown into the world’s 16th-largest Bitcoin holder within months of becoming public.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/cerebras-ipo-nearly-doubles-on-nasdaq-debut/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Cerebras IPO nearly doubles on Nasdaq debut </a></p>

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