‘It’s so corrosive to democracy': Over 50 federal prosecutors speak out against Trump's $100,000 a month 'insider trading' scheme "We're in an environment where we all want to be looking to the founders, right?" Fortune · Sep 24
Trump's $7B Fortune Takes a Hit as Truth Social and Crypto Holdings Shed $1.7B in Value 'Forbes' estimates Trump's fortune at $7B after Trump Media, the $TRUMP memecoin, and World Liberty Financial tokens lose $1.77B in value. International Business Times UK · Sep 21
Billions on the table: Senate crypto vote tests how far Trump's ethics concessions really go The US Senate prepares for a crucial vote on a cryptocurrency regulation bill. Democrats are concerned the legislation inadequately addresses President Trump's personal crypto holdings. The bill aims to establish clear federal rules for digital assets and resolve agency disputes. Trump has agreed to some ethics concessions, but most Democrats… The Economic Times · Sep 15
Critics Warn Trump Family May Be 'Laying the Groundwork to Cash Out' WLFI Crypto Stake A newly reported WLFI vesting schedule could make some Trump-linked holdings eligible for release in May 2028, intensifying conflict-of-interest concerns as the Senate considers crypto legislation. International Business Times UK · Sep 15
Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough "A vote against the Clarity Act isn't a principled stand against President Trump," Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., the lead author of the crypto bill, told The Associated Press. "It's a vote against implementing tough restrictions on politicians for crypto investments." The Economic Times · Sep 15
Trump Agrees to Crypto Ethics Rules Only After His Own Crypto Fortune Becomes the Problem President Donald Trump has backed tougher crypto ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act, including divestment rules and expanded state enforcement, ahead of a crucial Senate procedural vote. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
Trump Voters Who Poured Life Savings Into His Crypto and Stock Are Watching It Collapse While He Gets Richer Trump's crypto losses have hit more than a million retail buyers, including many of his own voters. Here's what the four ventures sold and who ultimately kept the cash. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
Trump Family Crypto Empire Made $2.3 Billion While Everyday Investors Lost the Exact Same Amount 'Reuters' finds Trump family crypto ventures added at least $2.3B to their fortune while more than 1M investors suffered equivalent net losses. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
How 20-year-old Barron Trump built a $150 million fortune from crypto and a $39 energy drink and became richer than US First Lady Melania Trump At 20, Barron Trump has an estimated fortune of about $150 million, with most of his reported wealth tied to the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial. His new $39 SOLLOS energy drink venture has added another business to his portfolio, while the reported fortune is higher than his… The Economic Times · Aug 27
A Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Just Won Approval for a National Bank, and the Regulator’s Decision Listed Every Conflict of Interest But Approved It Anyway The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved World Liberty Financial International, which is connected to the Trump family, to become a nationally chartered digital trust bank. That's not the interesting part. Barchart · Aug 26
Barron Trump's $150M Crypto Fortune Under Scrutiny After Alleged Dating and Crypto Talks With Andrew Tate Barron Trump's estimated $150 million fortune is under scrutiny amid allegations of contact with Andrew Tate, focusing on his role in the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture. International Business Times UK · Aug 21
Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say Democrats have called World Liberty Financial Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing The Guardian - US · Aug 20
Eric Trump Says It's 'Exciting to See' Bitcoin's Massive Surge, Deems Digital Assets as the 'Future'— ABTC Stock Rips 13% Eric Trump, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ: ABTC), expressed excitement over Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) dramatic surge on Wednesday. Benzinga · Aug 20
Barron Trump's $150 Million Fortune Is Real, but Did Trump Really Say 'None of Your Business'? Barron Trump's $150 million fortune is backed by a Forbes estimate, but did Donald Trump really say 'none of your business'? Here's what the evidence actually shows. International Business Times UK · Aug 19
International Business Times UK · Aug 18 Trump Admin Grants Bank Charter to WLFI, the Crypto Company 38% Owned by His Family A Trump-linked crypto venture received conditional approval for a national trust bank that could bring USD1 issuance and reserves in-house.
Benzinga · Aug 18 Trump-Backed World Liberty Partners With Platform Offering Chinese AI Models Flagged by US: Report World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI), the crypto venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family, is collaborating with Hong Kong-based WorldClaw, a platform that offers access to 90 AI models, including 43 from Chinese companies that have drawn scrutiny from the Trump administration over national-security and intellectual-property concerns.
The Economic Times · Aug 18 Global Market: Trump-backed World Liberty partners with platform offering Chinese AI models Trump-backed World Liberty Financial is collaborating with Hong Kong-based WorldClaw, which offers access to Chinese and US AI models. The partnership has drawn scrutiny because several Chinese developers face US security restrictions, while the Trump family holds a significant World Liberty stake and benefits financially from its cryptocurrency activities.
The Economic Times · Aug 17 US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial The charter, if ultimately approved at a later date, would allow World Liberty, through the newly created trust bank, to manage and hold assets on behalf of customers and settle payments faster. It does not generally permit deposit-taking or lending like traditional banks.
Benzinga · Aug 16 Anthony Scaramucci's Clapback, World Liberty's Bank Charter and More: This Week In Crypto As the week wraps up, here’s a quick look at some of the top crypto stories that made headlines.
Benzinga · Aug 15 Joe Rogan Hits at Trump’s Crypto Billions, Says ‘Shady’ Family Deals Could Trigger Arrests: 'Who's Telling Him...' Podcaster Joe Rogan used a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” to criticize President Donald Trump and his family over the money made from cryptocurrency and other ventures during his presidency, arguing that Trump’s political role and his family’s business dealings overlap in ways he called unprecedented.
Benzinga · Aug 15 Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Financial Wins Conditional Approval to Launch Bank, Elizabeth Warren Calls It ‘Brazen’ Self-Dealing On Friday, World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI), a cryptocurrency platform co-founded by members of the Trump family, secured conditional approval from a federal regulator for a national trust bank charter through World Liberty Trust Co.
Benzinga · Aug 10 Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Received $100 Million Investment From Money Laundering Suspect: Report Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial reportedly received a $100 million investment from Guren “Bobby” Zhou, a businessman currently under investigation for allegations of money laundering.
International Business Times UK · Aug 9 'The Due‑Diligence Gap': Trump‑Linked Crypto Took $100M From Man Under UK Money‑Laundering Probe Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, who had been investigated in Britain for money laundering, emerged as a $100M buyer in Trump-linked crypto.
The Economic Times · Aug 8 Trump-linked fintech firm AI Financial sells unit to Prime Delta AI Financial will receive a $12 million secured promissory note - with $1 million due next week and the rest paid over time - and about 11.6 million shares of Prime Delta stock for the sale of ALT5 Sigma Canada, an filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed…
The Independent UK · Aug 7 Trump says he only talks to his children to say ‘I love you’ not about his billion-dollar crypto businesses In June, a financial disclosure report indicated the president made $1.4 billion from his cryptocurrency businesses