US President Donald Trump has made approximately $1.4 billion (USD) from cryptocurrency over the past 12 months. This income includes $635 million from celebration coin royalties and $236 million from cryptocurrency token sales, with additional earnings from various cryptocurrency wallets. His celebration coin income is linked to meme coins he launched before returning to office, notably the $TRUMP coin, which launched days before his second inauguration in January 2025.

Meme coins are cryptocurrencies that leverage popular memes or internet trends to create a community-driven, often playful approach to digital currency. For example, Hailey Welch, an American woman who rose to internet fame in June 2024, launched her own meme coin brand.

In April 2026, Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California announced an investigation into a Mar-a-Lago conference that invited the top 297 $TRUMP token holders, offering VIP access to Trump. Schiff stated that CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight LLC, which control 80% of the $TRUMP supply, received trading revenue from all $TRUMP activity.

According to recent reports, the $TRUMP coin and the First Lady's meme coin, $MELANIA, "erased an estimated $4.3 billion in retail wealth." Insiders reportedly profited substantially, with 45 'early-deployment wallets' earning $1.2 billion from the meme coins. This means that for every dollar insiders earned, retail investors lost $20. However, some investors of $TRUMP and $MELANIA have reportedly benefited from their investments.

Mr. Trump's $236 million in token sale revenue marks a significant increase compared to his 2025 disclosure, which reported only $57 million from token sales.

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