Donald Trump is one of the largest Bitcoin owners in the world
Although Donald Trump's cryptocurrency is not listed on the US president's financial declaration, he owns a large amount of Bitcoin — about $870 million. This makes him one of the largest cryptocurrency investors in the world, according to Forbes.
Donald Trump owns cryptocurrency indirectly through his stakes in Truth Social and Trump Media and Technology Group. Trump Media switched to Bitcoin in early 2025, and in May raised $2.3 billion, taking on significant debt. In July, the company bought $2 billion worth of Bitcoin. While the share sale reduced Trump’s stake from 52% to 31%, the 6% increase in Bitcoin’s value gave him an estimated $870 million in cryptocurrency.
Aside from Donald Trump, only a few billionaires own more Bitcoin. The Winklevoss brothers could be worth more than $8 billion if they haven’t sold their coins in recent years. Bitcoin Treasury investment strategy pioneer Michael Saylor owns about $5 billion. Investor Tim Draper, who bought coins seized from Silk Road in 2014, owns about $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin. Another investor, Matthew Roszak, owns about $1 billion worth of the cryptocurrency.
The most interesting thing about this is that during his first term, Donald Trump did not want to deal with cryptocurrencies at all, but this year the US president radically changed his strategy. In February 2025, World Liberty Financial, in which Trump has a large stake, announced the creation of a strategic reserve of tokens, which is designed to support Bitcoin, Ethereum and others. A little later, in June, Trump Media and Technology Group filed an application to launch an exchange-traded fund.
Moreover, Donald Trump issued his own memecoin — $TRUMP, which, however, quickly lost most of its value. Despite this, the US President's fortune increased by $620 million in the summer of 2025.
In addition, many of Donald Trump's decisions now directly affect the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For example, according to Reuters, a few days ago, due to the escalation of the trade conflict between the US and China initiated by Trump, Bitcoin fell by 8.4%, falling to $104,782.