The Crypto President: When Power Becomes Profit
How Trump’s $1 Billion Crypto Empire Exposes the Collapse of Accountability
I. From Cash Crisis to Crypto Empire
9 months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has done what no U.S. president in modern history has accomplished. He turned political power into direct personal profit.
The Financial Times reports that the Trump family made over $1 billion in pre-tax gains from crypto ventures. Their empire spans meme coins, stablecoins, decentralized finance platforms, and even a national Bitcoin fund.
This was not luck. It was policy. Trump’s administration replaced SEC leadership with crypto-friendly figures, dropped lawsuits against Coinbase and Ripple, and framed Bitcoin as a symbol of American freedom. Markets surged. So did Trump’s family wealth.
