US President Donald Trump has disclosed $57.4 million in earnings from his involvement with World Liberty Monetary, a cryptocurrency enterprise he backs alongside his sons Donald Jr. and Eric.
The small print emerged in Trump’s 2025 public monetary disclosure, filed with the US Workplace of Authorities Ethics on June 13. The submitting reveals that Trump holds 15.75 billion governance tokens in World Liberty Monetary, which additionally grants him voting rights.
Whereas the doc doesn’t elaborate on the exact construction or market worth of the governance tokens, the substantial reported earnings means that Trump has monetized some portion of the place or that the tokens had been valued for disclosure at a excessive inner price.
The submitting merely states the earnings as “$57,437,927” with out detailing whether or not the achieve was realized via token gross sales, staking rewards, or different mechanisms.
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World Liberty Monetary raises $550 million
World Liberty Monetary raised $200 million in its first spherical of public token sale and one other $250 million within the second token sale, bringing whole fundraising to roughly $550 million, the agency disclosed in March.
The challenge launched in September 2024 with a concentrate on DeFi and dollar-pegged stablecoins, presenting itself as a challenger to the normal monetary system.
Main crypto traders have additionally purchased in. Tron founder Justin Solar invested $30 million in November 2024, receiving 2 billion WLFI tokens on the early value of $0.015.
Web3Port followed with a $10 million funding in January, whereas Oddiyana Ventures additionally joined as a strategic investor, although the quantity was not disclosed.
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Trump’s broader digital asset footprint
Notably, Trump’s disclosure additionally displays his broader digital asset footprint. In previous filings, he revealed revenue from NFT-based ventures such because the Trump Digital Buying and selling Playing cards assortment. The newest submitting exhibits no new NFT earnings.
Based on the shape, Trump maintains roles in numerous holding corporations tied to digital ventures, together with CIC Digital LLC and CIC Ventures LLC, though earnings from these entities is minimal or inactive.
The ethics submitting consists of the President’s certification that the knowledge is “true, full, and proper to one of the best of [his] data” and is topic to evaluation by the Workplace of Authorities Ethics.
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