- US President Donald Trump reported earning approximately $1.2 billion in crypto in 2025 as his net worth grew to $6.5 billion.
- His financial disclosure once again intensified calls for the inclusion of an ethics provision addressing such conflicts of interest in the pending CLARITY Act.
US President Donald Trump continues to benefit from his investments in Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. His filing on Tuesday somehow reinforced the arguments of lawmakers pushing for an ethics provision on the pending Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act that would prevent top government officials from investing in crypto.
Trump’s Latest Crypto Disclosure
According to Trump’s latest financial disclosure, he earned approximately $1.2 billion from his crypto-related businesses in 2025. Around $500 million came from his involvement in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform he co-founded with his sons and business associates. Then, he took $635 million in royalties from memecoin ventures under CIC Digital LLC, a crypto and digital asset company affiliated with the Trump Organization.
One memecoin that Trump and his family widely promoted in 2025 was the Official Trump (TRUMP) token, which has mostly lost its value since its launch. To date, it’s only trading below $2, a far cry from its $75.35 all-time high just days after launch.
Additionally, Trump reported over $50 million in self-custodied Bitcoin. Overall, Trump disclosed roughly $2.2 billion in profits in his first year as president. Forbes estimates his net worth to be around $6.5 billion.
Trump’s earnings in crypto alone far exceeded his income in 2024. He notably reported over $600 million in income during that period.
As a side note, Vice President James David “JD” Vance also revealed his Bitcoin portfolio worth between $250,000 and $500,000 in 2025.
Ethics Provisions in the CLARITY Act
The president’s filing again sparked criticism of his continued involvement in crypto and of his profiting from his pro-crypto policies. Critics are generally pointing out his blatant display of conflict of interest.
Senator Elizabeth Warren from the Democratic Party highlighted that the latest developments again underscore the need for crypto legislation that bars the president and his family from unjustly profiting from crypto. However, some people called her out for constantly blocking the CLARITY Act, which should have addressed the matter in the first place through its proposed ethics provisions.
Some suggested that rather than derailing the CLARITY Act’s passage into law, Warren and her allies should introduce strict safeguards against top government officials profiteering from crypto. In other words, they should block the profiteering, not the regulation.
Others slammed Warren for pushing a strict prohibition on government officials trading or holding crypto but turning a blind eye to her allies actively trading stocks and ignoring the provisions of the STOCK Act.
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