President Donald Trump declared that the United States is “taking over crypto,” framing the digital asset industry as too massive for the country to ignore.
The declaration lands at a moment when Trump’s personal financial entanglement with crypto has never been deeper. His family reported over $1.4 billion in crypto-related income for 2025, a figure that makes his enthusiasm for the industry look less like policy conviction and more like portfolio management.
The money trail
The $TRUMP memecoin generated roughly $635 million in royalties alone. World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s decentralized finance venture known as WLFI, contributed an estimated $600 million to the total haul.
Policy meets portfolio
