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Examining Donald Trumps Assets: Income from Crypto, Real Estate, Gold, Stocks, AI, and Legal Settlements

Digital assets01 Jul 2026 14:02 GMT+7

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Examining Donald Trumps Assets: Income from Crypto, Real Estate, Gold, Stocks, AI, and Legal Settlements

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the agency overseeing senior executive branch officials, revealedthe annual financial disclosure reportof President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

This document reveals that Trump earns hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars from cryptocurrency-related businesses, holds shares in hundreds of publicly traded companies, and generates income from other ventures under the Trump name.

The over 927-page report discloses the president's assets for 2025, his first year in his second presidential term.


Cryptocurrency business generates massive income

The report states that Trump earned approximately $515 million from selling tokens issued by World Liberty Financial (WLF), his family's company, and about $65 million from selling shares of the holding company that owns WLF.

World Liberty Financial (WLF) is a crypto company established by the Trump family, involving the president and his three sons. The company issues its own token named WLFI and a stablecoin called USD1, pegged to the U.S. dollar.

Trump also disclosed receiving about $635 million in royalties from so-called Celebration Coins. However, the report does not clearly explain what these coins are. Bloomberg reported that this income relates to CIC Digital LLC, Trump's own meme coin business.


Real estate business remains a main income source

Besides cryptocurrency, Trump's golf courses and clubs continue to be major income sources.

Trump reported total income exceeding $290 million from businesses including Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida; Trump National Doral golf course; Trump National Bedminster club in New Jersey; as well as Trump National Golf Club Jupiter and Trump National Washington, D.C.


Major technology stock purchases

Another notable point in the report is Trump's large stock purchases on August 18, 2025, focusing on technology and AI-related companies.

The document states that on that day, Trump bought shares in three major tech giants: Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, with each purchase ranging between $5 million and $25 million.

U.S. government officials' asset disclosures do not specify exact investment values but provide value ranges. These three stock purchases rank among the highest individual transactions reported.

Special attention is on the Nvidia purchase, which occurred just one week after Trump announced that Nvidia and AMD must pay 15% of sales revenue from H20 chips exported to China to the U.S. government to continue exports. This deal allowed Nvidia to re-enter the important Chinese market.

Additionally, before Trump's investment, on August 6, Apple announced plans to increase U.S. investments by $100 billion, raising its total planned investment in the U.S. to $600 billion.

The report also reveals that Trump purchased Amazon stock valued between $500,000 and $1 million on September 23, coinciding with the first day of a trial alleging Amazon enrolled Prime customers without their consent.

Two days later, the trial ended with Amazon settling with the FTC, agreeing to pay a $1 billion civil fine and refund $1.5 billion to approximately 35 million customers.


Receiving substantial money and gifts

Trump also disclosed receiving over $86 million from legal settlements with media and tech companies including ABC, CBS, Meta, YouTube, and X.

Besides income and investments, the report lists several high-value assets. For example, on page 157, it states Trump owns gold bars valued between $500,000 and $1 million.

He revealed that over the past year, he received gifts valued at more than $370,000, mostly tickets to major sporting events, including

  • 10 FIFA World Cup tickets worth $15,000 from Gianni Infantino, FIFA president,
  • 10 Super Bowl LIX tickets from Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints football team,
  • 15 UFC tickets for two events from Dana White, UFC CEO,
  • as well as tickets to other sports including NFL, MLB, NCAA, and various golf tournaments.

The report also notes Trump received a statue from Anthony Constantino, CEO of Sticker Mule, depicting Trump raising a fist after surviving an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, valued at $250,000.


Selling the Trump brand

Furthermore, the report reveals Trump continues to generate income by commercially licensing his name and brand since entering politics.

The disclosed royalty income includes

  • $4.7 million from licensing the Trump Watches brand to The Best Watches on Earth LLC,
  • $208,486 from the book The Greenwood Bible, created with singer Lee Greenwood, known for the song God Bless the USA,
  • $67,634 from licensing Trump Sneakers & Fragrances,
  • and $35,920 from endorsing the 45 Guitar model.
  • Income from the books Letters to Trump, Save America, and A MAGA Journey amounts to $590,730, $1,893,965, and $552,685 respectively.

The report also states Trump earned a $200,000 speaking fee from a December 2022 fundraising event in Naples, Florida.

However, the report clarifies that income from Trump Watches, Trump Sneakers & Fragrances, and unpaid speaking fees from 2022 were not included in previous disclosures and are newly reported here.


But there are liabilities from lawsuits

Regarding liabilities, Trump disclosed obligations arising from a civil court judgment favoring American writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a case alleging sexual assault.

E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and Trump later defamed her after she publicly made the allegations in 2019.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal in the case where a jury awarded Carroll $5 million for sexual assault and defamation.

However, Trump continues to appeal a separate ruling ordering him to pay Carroll $83.3 million for defamation, while denying all sexual assault allegations.

The report also notes Trump paid fines for late filing of certain transaction reports previously undisclosed, as required by law.

The document does not specify the total fines paid, but the U.S. Office of Government Ethics sets a standard fine of $200 per late filing.


Disclosure of First Lady's income

Additionally, the report reveals assets and income of Melania Trump, the U.S. First Lady.

It states Melania earned a net $10.7 million from licensing agreements for the biography documentary "Melania" and received an additional $521,161 from a licensing deal with Skyhorse to distribute the work.

Melania also disclosed earning over $6 million from licensing agreements for NFTs and other digital collectibles.


Source: CNBC [1][2]


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