President Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure paints a portrait of two very different crypto experiences. On one side: somewhere between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion in personal earnings from cryptocurrency ventures. On the other: over a million investors watching their holdings evaporate.

Crypto wasn’t just a side hustle for the sitting president this year. It was his single largest revenue source, contributing to a total reported income north of $2.2 billion.

The money machine, broken down

The bulk of Trump’s crypto windfall came from two projects.

First, roughly $635 million flowed in as royalties tied to the $TRUMP memecoin, which launched just days before his inauguration in January 2025.