Trump Family Quietly Dumps Crypto Holdings in World Liberty – What Do They Know That You Don’t?

The Trump family just made a stealthy retreat from their crypto position in World Liberty—no press release, no tweetstorm, just cold, hard profit-taking. Here's why it matters.

Behind the scenes: The move signals a potential shift in institutional sentiment as regulatory winds shift. Or maybe they just needed liquidity for another golf course.

Market ripple effect: When whales like the Trumps reduce exposure, retail traders often get left holding the bag. Remember: in crypto, the 'smart money' exits before the music stops.

Bonus finance jab: Nothing says 'confidence in the asset class' like quietly offloading positions while your surrogates pump it on conservative media.

The growth of Trump’s crypto businesses

Donald Trump unveiled World Liberty Financial in September, when he was entering the final stretch of his presidential campaign. The project offered vague promises of a “financial revolution” and hawked tokens that could not be resold. According to reports, after the first $30 million, 75% of the proceeds went toward Trump and his family members.

POTUS’s family set up a number of businesses tied to crypto during his time in office. The president changed the name of a company he set up in 2016 from DT Tower II LLC to DT Marks DEFI LLC. Donald Trump owned 100% of DT Tower II LLC, but his children and grandchildren, most likely Don Jr., Eric, and Barron, took a 30% stake in DT Marks Defi LLC, leaving their father with 70%. 

As of the end of December, a financial disclosure report that summed up the president’s business said that DT Marks Defi LLC owned 75% of World Liberty Financial.

However, in the new year, things changed. Before the inauguration on January 20, business really took off. In just 29 hours, the Trump family and their friends sold more than $200 million worth of World Liberty tokens. 

The way the business was set up also changed. On January 24, World Liberty’s website showed that DT Marks DEFI LLC owned “approximately 60%” of World Liberty Financial. This was less than the 75% that the Trumps were said to have held just a few weeks before.

Later in March, World Liberty said that it had sold tokens worth $550 million. After about a week, the company announced another project: a crypto that WOULD follow the US dollar. 

A company set up by the president of the United Arab Emirates agreed to use that stablecoin to invest $2 billion in a big crypto exchange. This gave the coin a great start. Trump is still in the crypto industry, making the most out of it.

Other businesses were set up in July 2024. The three  businesses in Delaware use the initials of Don Jr., Eric, and Barron. The names of the businesses were DJT Jr DEFI LLC, ET DEFI LLC, and BWT DEFI LLC.

POTUS is already asking members of the House of Representatives to pass the GENIUS Act as soon as possible. The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday with a vote of 68 to 30.

As reported by Cryptopolitan, POTUS called the bill “incredible” and said it would make “America the undisputed leader in digital assets.” It would set up a government framework for creating and trading stablecoins.

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