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Crypto is in freefall. [Replaces “The cryptocurrency market has experienced a severe downturn over the last few days”], with Bitcoin nearing $67,000 [“dipping below $74,000”] and up to $2.5 billion in leveraged positions liquidated. This plunge wiped out up to half a trillion dollars in total market value.
How does that affect Donald Trump? Trump’s crypto exposure is broad and deep. The decline affects not only the family but also their followers who invested in these, often highly leveraged, digital assets, potentially totaling billions in lost value. Supporters who purchased these tokens, often out of loyalty or speculative hope, would see their investments, in some cases, fall off a cliff.
Digital assets and related ventures now account for approximately one-fifth to one-half of Trump’s net worth, depending on varying valuation models. As of February 2026, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index has already tracked a $1 billion decline in the Trump family fortune—from $7.7 billion to $6.7 billion—directly attributed to a "brutal bear market" and a $1 trillion sell-off in the broader crypto market.
A crypto collapse would further erode the value of key family-backed enterprises, such as World Liberty Financial, which secured a $500 million investment from Emirati-backed firms just before Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) have already hit record lows, partly due to a "poorly-timed move into cryptocurrency," resulting in a paper loss of approximately $800 million for the President's stake.
Key Crypto Assets & Revenue Streams
World Liberty Financial earned $463 million in first half of 2025; (holds ~16B governance tokens). Reuters
Meme Coins ($TRUMP / $MELANIA) generated hundreds of millions in fees for the family. Politico
Direct Holdings Family-backed American Bitcoin holds nearly 5,900 BTC. Yahoo Finance
World Liberty Stake Sold 49% stake for $500 million to UAE-linked investors in early 2025. The New York Times
A continued collapse would likely vaporize the valuation of "governance tokens" and speculative ventures that have fueled recent growth in his fortune, which Forbes currently estimates at $6.5 billion as of February 2026.
Only one of these July ‘25 predictions looks good.
