Crypto & Bitcoin
2019
2019-07-11 Trump posted on social media letting his followers know he did not like Bitcoin. This entry is only for context, as this post came just before his launch of TrumpCoin. Trump wrote, “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity…” Then he launched his own crypto.
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192?lang=en
2024
2024-06-11 Trump posted on social media about bitcoin mining as the last line of defense against a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency).
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112601639679885930
2025 January
2025-01-17 TrumpCoin was launched 3 days before inauguration.
https://komodoplatform.com/en/academy/trump-coin-price/
2025 October
2025-10-23 Investors alleged that the Melania Trump meme coin architects knew the token value would plunge before they sold it (a.k.a. a ‘Crypto Pump & Dump’ scheme).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/melania-trump-cryptocurrency-lawsuit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98y47vrv2jo
https://www.bitstamp.net/learn/crypto-trading/what-are-pump-and-dump-schemes/
2025-10-23 Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance. Later in October 2025 Trump told 60 Minutes he didn’t know who the guy was. For context, Zhao was convicted of money laundering. Also, for context, Binance helped facilitate a $2B purchase of World Liberty Financials’ stablecoin (founded by Trump’s sons).
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-tycoon-he-pardoned-dont-know-who-he-is/
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/binance-pardon-trump-changpeng-zhao-crypto-rcna239371
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1981404850832494666
2026 February
2026-02-01 News outlets reported on the Trump family cryptocurrency business World Financial selling 49% of its crypto to Emirati royal family.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-uae-crypto-deal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/01/trump-uae-crypto-world-liberty-financial/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/spy-sheikh-stake-trump-crypto.html