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Elizabeth Warren: The Trump family crypto project quietly cashed in while regular investors got stuck holding the bag.
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov
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The Trump family crypto project quietly cashed in while regular investors got stuck holding the bag.
Any crypto legislation that doesn’t shut down this presidential corruption and protect investors isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
The Trump family crypto project quietly cashed in while regular investors got stuck holding the bag.
— Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) 2026-05-07T19:24:18.427Z
Any crypto legislation that doesn’t shut down this presidential corruption and protect investors isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
Trump family crypto project quietly sold as holders got stuck
With token prices falling, World Liberty’s broader corporate orbit is showing strain
https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/cryptocurrency/trump-family-crypto-project-sold
Bloomberg News Olga Kharif
Published May 01, 2026
The pitch was straightforward: Invest in the cryptocurrency venture of Donald Trump and his family, back the industry’s most powerful ally at the peak of their influence, and share the spoils.
Investors said yes, putting in more than US$550 million across two fundraising rounds.
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Chase Herro, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, from second left, Donald Trump Jr., executive vice president of development and acquisitions for Trump Organization Inc., Zach Witkoff, co-founder and chief executive officer of World Liberty Financial and chairman of ALT5 Sigma Corp., Eric Trump, executive vice president of Trump Organization Inc., Zak Folkman, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, and Scott Alper, president and chief investment officer of The Witkoff Group, ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.
The broader Trump family business has been reshaped by crypto. The family built its fortune on licensing the Trump name, real estate, Bibles, sneakers, but digital assets have opened a new revenue stream. Photo by Adam Gray/Bloomberg
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