[DigitalToday reporter Yoonseo Lee] U.S. President Donald Trump reported earning more than $1.2 billion in profit from cryptocurrency businesses in 2025.

On June 30 (local time), blockchain outlet Decrypt reported that Trump’s annual financial disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics reflected large-scale crypto-related income and asset holdings.

The more than 900-page disclosure showed Trump earned more than $1.2 billion in total from crypto businesses. He reported holding more than $50 million in bitcoin and about $5 million to $25 million in ether. It also included holdings of other digital assets.

The biggest income source was the TRUMP meme coin. Trump reported profit of just over $635 million from the coin alone. Most of the income came from royalties under a licensing deal with Celebration Coins.

TRUMP was launched on the Solana network in January 2025, days before Trump’s return to power. The coin surged to a market capitalisation worth several billion dollars within hours of its launch, but gave back most of those gains over the following days and weeks. Its current price is about $1.66 and its market value is about $394 million, down about 98 percent from the all-time high recorded on Jan. 19, 2025.

Another large income source was World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The decentralised finance (DeFi) and stablecoin business operated by the Trump family and business partners delivered more than $588 million in net profit to Trump through token sales.

The disclosure followed other filings released in May. Those showed trading gains in securities including crypto-related stocks such as Robinhood and Coinbase. The latest documents showed in more detail the cash flow generated by the crypto businesses themselves and the scale of digital asset holdings.

Market attention is shifting from the size of the income to a conflict-of-interest controversy. Trump’s crypto businesses have been an issue raised by opponents in the U.S. Congress, especially within the Democratic Party. The CLARITY bill, which passed the House of Representatives but is pending in the Senate, includes measures to legalise most crypto activity in the United States. Democrats say the bill should not be advanced without ethics provisions preventing the president and his family from participating in crypto-related businesses.

As a result, a key issue is expected to be how Trump’s personal crypto income and asset holdings align with U.S. discussions on pro-crypto legislation. With meme coin royalties, token-sale income and direct holdings of bitcoin and ether confirmed in a single financial disclosure, debate is also more likely to continue over crypto industry regulation and ethical standards for public officials.