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Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, has made another major move involving its Bitcoin holdings, extending a series of recent sales.The company sold 2,628 Bitcoin (BTC) worth about $165 million through transfers to Crypto.com, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain <a href="https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2083729126725497083" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> in a Sunday X post, citing data from Arkham.Lookonchain said Trump Media bought 11,542 BTC at an average price of $118,522 before beginning to sell portions of its holdings seven months ago.The Bitcoin sales come as Trump-linked crypto ventures face broader scrutiny, with lawmakers debating the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act and questions around ethics and digital asset ownership.<h2 id="trump-media-s-bitcoin-holdings-shrink-63">Trump Media’s Bitcoin holdings shrink 63%</h2>The latest transfers bring Trump Media’s total reported Bitcoin sales over the past seven months to 7,281 BTC, worth about $545 million, according to Lookonchain’s analysis, which calculated an average selling price of $74,855 per BTC.Over the same period, the Nasdaq-traded DJT-ticker shares have lost more than 25% of their value, closing Friday at $9.86 apiece, according to Yahoo Finance data.According to Arkham, the company’s remaining Bitcoin holdings stood at 4,261 BTC at publishing time, worth $269.8 million.<img alt="" height="287" src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/content/pasted-image-2224.png" width="736">Source: <a href="https://arkm.com/explorer/entity/trump-media" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Arkham</a>Arkham’s wallet data showed two recent transfers from Trump Media-linked wallets to Crypto.com, including one transaction of <a href="https://arkm.com/explorer/tx/8d4d23a3ec8251d234612ae33f24f07135383aa28687c0a324592fe8310c5e06" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2,429 BTC</a> and another of <a href="https://arkm.com/explorer/tx/825407cbdf536fc5b7c366fdb4a716510a5d3d37270da05e8c767095d50e37af" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">198.9 BTC</a>.The latest transfers follow two earlier Bitcoin movements to Crypto.com recorded on May 22, when Trump Media-linked wallets transferred a combined 2,650 BTC worth about $205 million.<h2 id="trump-linked-crypto-interests-face-ethics-scrutiny">Trump-linked crypto interests face ethics scrutiny</h2>The Bitcoin sales come as lawmakers debate the CLARITY Act, which has drawn scrutiny over ethics rules, digital asset ownership and potential conflicts of interest involving public officials, including concerns raised by critics about US President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures.Critics have pointed to Trump-linked crypto ventures, including the Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania (MELANIA) memecoins, as well as World Liberty Financial’s WLFI governance token and USD1 stablecoin, in discussions over the overlap between political influence and private crypto interests.Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-government-agency-donald-trump-cryptocurrency-ventures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Senator Schumer proposes agency to address corruption, including Trump’s crypto ventures</a>Recent CLARITY Act discussions have focused on tightening ethics provisions, including rules around officials<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senators-revised-ethics-rules-white-house-clarity-act" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> issuing or sponsoring digital assets</a>, but the legislation remains under consideration and does not require companies to sell existing crypto holdings.The transactions came amid Trump Media <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/01/trump-medias-new-data-service-gives-faster-access-to-trumps-posts.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">launching</a> its new paid data service “Truth API,” providing faster access to Truth Social posts from President Trump. The service reportedly <a href="https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2083607441355297211" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">costs</a> as much as $100,000 per month, giving companies a “direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform’s most market-moving Truths.”Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/heres-why-the-clarity-acts-ethics-deal-may-be-so-hard-to-reach" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Here’s why the CLARITY Act’s ethics deal may be so hard to reach</a>

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC

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