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Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
By Bernard Condon, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· June 30, 2026
· 5 min read
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue muc...
Key takeaway Trump got more than $500 million from his World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including “governance tokens,” according to the required annual disclosure report with the Office of Government Ethics.
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Category: business ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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