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President Donald Trump earned more than $635 million from a licensing agreement with a cryptocurrency group specializing in \u201cmeme\u201d coins bearing his name last year, an amount that pushed his total crypto holdings past $1 billion, according to a lengthy financial disclosure form he released Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The figures from 2025 \u2014 the first year of Trump\u2019s second term \u2014 were disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in a 927-page document. By comparison, President Barack Obama\u2019s final disclosure form was eight pages, while President Joe Biden\u2019s was 11. Vice President JD Vance\u2019s form for last year is 17 pages.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s meme-coin earnings came on top of more than $236 million worth from additional crypto token sales, and an additional sale of equity worth more than $65 million associated with Trump family crypto venture World Liberty Financial. There\u2019s also more than $290 million classified as income from cryptocurrency wallets associated with World Liberty.<\/p>\n

The $635 million was earned from a group called \u201cCelebration Coins.\u201d No digital footprint could be found for the group, and a representative for the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

A recent letter from Senate Democrats said a company called \u201cCelebration Cards\u201d registered in Wyoming \u2014 which is now a major crypto hub \u2014 facilitated a crypto conference at Mar-a-Lago in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither the President nor his family has ever engaged \u2014 or will ever engage \u2014 in conflicts of interest,\u201d a White House representative said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cPresident Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other commonsense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Unlike past presidents, Trump did not divest his assets or place them in a blind trust before taking office. The Trump Organization has said the assets are managed by third-party financial institutions, with trades executed through automated technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat strikes me as remarkable is how many pies Trump has his fingers in,\u201d said Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice University. \u201cThere is no precedent to compare it with. No president in the 20th or 21st century has had something that\u2019s vaguely comparable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has faced bipartisan criticism for alleged conflicts of interest, assertions the White House has vigorously denied.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s total crypto earnings totaled some $1.4 billion during his first year back in office, when he began making liberalized cryptocurrency regulations a cornerstone of his presidency.<\/p>\n

The disclosure also lists Trump\u2019s investment accounts as buying and selling shares of the GEO Group, a private prison company and one of the largest contractors with ICE.<\/p>\n

Starting just 10 days after his inauguration, the disclosure shows Trump\u2019s investment accounts made purchases of the prison company. As the number of immigrant detainees swelled from 35,000 to almost 70,000, the purchases increased with the total ranging from $143,000 to $445,000. The last purchase was listed in late November. The stock that was sold ranges from $67,000 to $180,000. <\/p>\n

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Because many of the amounts listed on the disclosure form are reported as ranges, it is impossible to state exactly how much Trump earned last year from his tens of thousands of investments.<\/p>\n

Before Tuesday, Forbes estimated the president\u2019s net worth at $6 billion, while Bloomberg put it at $7.6 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis disclosure once again demonstrates that The Trump Organization continues to maintain a strong financial position, supported by world class, valuable assets, substantial liquidity and a conservative balance sheet,\u201d a representative for Trump\u2019s business firm said in a statement, adding that the form\u2019s length \u201cunderscores our commitment to transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt nearly 1,000 pages, it represents one of the most comprehensive financial disclosure reports ever submitted and demonstrates a level of financial transparency unmatched in presidential history.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other disclosures in the form include:<\/p>\n