A recent report by Bloomberg reveals a significant shift in the financial landscape of the Trump family. In the year following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the family successfully generated an astounding $1.4 billion through strategic cryptocurrency investments and ventures. This substantial influx now accounts for approximately 20% of their total net worth, highlighting a growing reliance on digital assets.
Despite these remarkable gains in the volatile crypto market, Bloomberg notes that the Trump family’s overall net worth has remained relatively stable at around $6.8 billion, showing little change compared to the previous year. This apparent stagnation is attributed to a significant decline in the market capitalization of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), trading under the ticker symbol DJT, which effectively offset the lucrative profits derived from their crypto holdings.
The $1.4 billion figure represents realized cryptocurrency-related earnings that the Trump family has already secured. These profits primarily stem from their involvement in the decentralized finance (DeFi) project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and the widely recognized official Trump meme coin, TRUMP.
It’s important to note that beyond these realized gains, the family also holds a substantial “paper value” of approximately $3.8 billion in WLFI tokens. However, these tokens are currently under a lock-up period, making them illiquid and temporarily unavailable for conversion into cash, and thus are not included in the $1.4 billion calculation.
World Liberty Financial, a key contributor to these crypto earnings, is spearheaded by Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., and his second son, Eric. While the WLFI token’s price has seen a significant drop, halving from its September launch price of $0.30 to its current $0.16, the project’s issuance revenue and various related financial instruments have continued to generate substantial income for the family.
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