Trump Family’s World Liberty Stake Jumps to $5B After Token Unlock
The Trump family’s ties to cryptocurrency deepened this week after a major token unlock at World Liberty Financial (WLFI) pushed the value of their holdings to roughly $5 billion.
$5B Stake From Token Unlock
According to World Liberty Financial’s website, DT Marks DEFI LLC — an entity linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family — along with “certain family members,” already held 22.5 billion WLFI tokens.
On Monday, the company executed a scheduled unlock of 24.6 billion WLFI tokens, briefly pushing the token’s price to $0.40 before it corrected to about $0.21. Based on current market prices, the Trump family’s WLFI stake is now valued at around $5 billion.
Although World Liberty had previously stated that founder allocations, including those held by Trump and his sons, would remain locked, this week’s event effectively gave the family tradeable exposure to billions in token value.
Trump’s Expanding Crypto Empire
The WLFI unlock adds to Trump’s growing list of crypto ventures, which include:
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Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin, currently trading around $8.31.
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American Bitcoin, a mining company co-founded by his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
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A broad portfolio of digital assets reportedly worth billions.
A New Yorker investigation in August estimated that Trump has personally earned about $2.4 billion from crypto ventures since 2022, including $243 million from U.S.–UAE crypto deals and $1.3 billion from Bitcoin holdings at Trump Media and Technology Group.
American Bitcoin Set to Go Public
Adding to the momentum, the Trump family’s mining company American Bitcoin is expected to debut on public markets on Tuesday. The listing comes via a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining, involving a reverse five-to-one stock split. The combined company will trade under the ticker symbol ABTC.
Crypto exchange Gemini’s co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have reportedly invested in American Bitcoin, which was previously 20% owned by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
Political and Financial Scrutiny
The Trump family’s expanding crypto footprint has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers, who warn that such ventures could blur the line between personal financial gain and U.S. government policy.
Nonetheless, the WLFI token unlock cements the Trump family as one of the largest political power players in crypto, with holdings that rival some of the industry’s biggest corporate treasuries.
