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President Donald Trump

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 <li>According to President Trump, he was unaware of his family’s crypto earnings despite disclosing over $1.2 billion in financial statements.</li>
 <li>World Liberty Financial and the TRUMP meme coin were revealed as the biggest cryptocurrency earnings made by the Trump family.</li>
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President Donald Trump addressed the issue of his family’s cryptocurrency earnings in an interview on July 2nd, held in the Oval Office. This happened after the release of the financial statements for the year 2025, revealing over $1.2 billion of earnings from the cryptocurrencies associated with family business operations. While addressing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5kXZVtQCgY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Joe Kernen of CNBC</a>, Trump said he knew nothing about the earnings despite the fact that there was no obstacle to him knowing about these things. Trump added that his sons run the family business, while he has nothing to do with it.
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Trump’s justification for his family’s business was made in light of the federal laws that give him an exemption from conflict of interest regulations due to his status as the president of the United States and vice president. Furthermore, he voiced his support for his children who continue running their legitimate business operations despite heightened scrutiny during his presidency. These remarks were made following the release of government ethics disclosures, which showed that cryptocurrencies have turned out to be the largest source of the family’s business earnings.
<h3 id="h-disclosure-reveals-crypto-success" class="wp-block-heading">Disclosure Reveals Crypto Success</h3>
A financial disclosure report published by the US Office of Government Ethics revealed the total revenue of approximately $2.2 billion. The biggest contributors to the total revenue were cryptocurrency ventures, which outearned real estate investments, licensing deals, and legal settlements. The filing indicated that World Liberty Financial earned $515-$580 million through token sales and other transactions in a single year.
The disclosures have also revealed that there is around $635 million in income. Mostly associated with royalties or proceeds from the TRUMP meme coin. Earlier financial statements showed lower gains from crypto. This indicates strong growth during the year 2025 as digital asset markets were developing. These figures have gained more attention due to the growth of institutional players, stablecoins, and cryptocurrency market activity.
<h3 id="h-world-liberty-financial-gains-attention" class="wp-block-heading">World Liberty Financial Gains Attention</h3>
World Liberty Financial was created in September 2024 by Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Barron Trump, Zach Witkoff, and other partners. The company creates the <a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/world-liberty-financial-pays-ufc-bonuses-in-usd1-at-white-house-ufc-event/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">WLFI governance</a> token while engaging in various activities. Usually related to stablecoins and financial instruments on the blockchain. The reports show that one of the Trump-associated companies is receiving a major part of the income generated from some token sales and other business activities.
The disclosure has drawn even more attention to the growing role of cryptocurrency in business, finance, and policymaking. Lawmakers and other stakeholders keep examining the filings as the process of regulating the cryptocurrency market continues developing.
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Donald Trump Denies Knowledge of Family’s $1.2 Billion Crypto Earnings

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