The article discusses the financial success of Donald Trump and his family through various cryptocurrency ventures, which have reportedly generated over $2.3 billion in profits for them. However, these ventures have suffered significant losses for more than a million investors, who collectively face around $2.3 billion in downtimes. The Trump family has leveraged their financial interests in crypto products, often with minimal capital investment, resulting in high revenue without significant risk. The article highlights the disparity between the family's financial gains and the losses experienced by investors, raising ethical concerns despite the legality of their actions.

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Trumps Make Bank Off Crypto as Investors Lose Their Shirts

Trump-linked tokens have generated billions for family before tanking


By<br>Polly Davis Doig<br>with Newser.AI<br>Posted Jun 10, 2026 10:59 AM CDT

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Trumps Make Bank Off Crypto. Investors, Not So Much

Eric Trump, executive VP of the Trump Organization, from right, speaks as co-founder of World Liberty Financial Zach Witkoff and TRON founder Justin Sun look on during Token 2049, a crypto event, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

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People who bought into the Trump-branded crypto boom have, on paper, largely bought into a bust. Reuters reports that four Trump family ventures in digital assets have together produced at least $2.3 billion in profit for the Trumps since President Trump returned to the White House—while more than a million investors collectively show roughly the same amount in losses. The ventures include World Liberty Financial, two Trump-promoted Nasdaq companies (ALT5 Sigma, now AI Financial, and American Bitcoin), and the $TRUMP meme coin. Across them, Reuters finds a common pattern: the Trumps put in little or no capital, heavily promote the product, collect rich licensing or revenue shares, and exit with gains as prices sink.

World Liberty alone has sent more than $1.6 billion to Trump-linked entities, even as its tokens have dropped sharply and many buyers are locked in until 2030. The Trump family pocketed some $500 million in an August deal involving ALT5 Sigma, reports CNBC; shares have since plummeted 90%, and the entity faces being delisted by Nasdaq. The $TRUMP meme coin has generated an estimated $616 million for the family while investors have lost more than $700 million on paper. Ethics experts quoted by Reuters call the president's deep financial stake in a regulated industry he champions historically unusual, though not illegal. For a detailed breakdown of the deals, methodology, and investor stories, read the full Reuters investigation.

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