Trump Family’s Net Worth Soars $1.3B Amid ABTC Debut and WLFI Boom—Before the Crash
The Trump family has once again ignited headlines in the crypto world, with Bloomberg reporting that their latest ventures in American Bitcoin (ABTC) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) have swelled their wealth by more than $1.3 billion in just days. The spectacular rise underscores how deeply the family has tied its fortune—and its public image—to digital assets.
This crypto-driven windfall boosts the family’s collective net worth to around $7.7 billion, excluding nearly $4 billion in WLFI tokens that remain locked and unavailable for trading.
World Liberty Financial, co-founded by Donald Trump’s sons alongside his youngest son Barron, contributed the largest slice of these gains. The token’s public trading launch on September 1 added roughly $670 million to the family’s balance sheet in a matter of hours.
Meanwhile, Eric Trump’s stake in ABTC, a project he co-founded, was valued at more than $500 million after its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday. Shares surged as high as $14 before collapsing below $7 amid wild volatility and five separate trading halts.
Even with these rollercoaster moves, the value of the family’s newly tradable crypto assets now eclipses much of their traditional real estate empire—cementing Trump’s shift from property mogul to crypto power player.
At launch, WLFI released 24.6 billion tokens, sparking a sharp price spike before tumbling over 40% as early hype cooled. To restore stability, the project carried out a token burn, though the token currently is hovering near $0.21, about 31% below its $0.331 peak.
Eric Trump, increasingly the face of the family’s crypto ventures, has described ABTC as “the greatest Bitcoin company on Earth,” highlighting American Bitcoin’s plan to mine and hold BTC as its treasury backbone. He remains staunchly bullish on Bitcoin, predicting it will eventually climb to $1 million.
The New Playbook for Political Wealth in Web3
The family’s deep crypto ties have become more than just a financial play—they’re now a political flashpoint. Since taking office, President Trump has advanced a pro-crypto agenda, rolling back restrictive policies and granting legitimacy to the sector. While these moves have won applause from industry advocates, critics argue they blur the line between governance and personal gain.
The Trump dynasty is increasingly being viewed as trailblazers among political elites diving into digital assets. Their willingness to stake billions on emerging technologies—rumors even point to potential real estate tokenization—signals a playbook that other influential investors may soon follow.
Still, the risks are stark. Double-digit pullbacks in both ABTC and WLFI erased much of the family’s early paper profits, while billions in locked WLFI tokens remain under regulatory scrutiny.
The Trump family’s latest crypto push captures the high-risk, high-reward nature of Web3 wealth-building: meteoric gains, sharp corrections, and the intertwining of politics, celebrity, and blockchain innovation in the modern financial era.