Trump administration officials’ crypto holdings revealed: BTC is still the first choice

Recently, after voting, the U.S. Senate officially confirmed Paul Atkins, nominated by Trump, as the chairman of the SEC. Since then, the main government officials during Trump's current term have basically been confirmed, and this group of people will also become key figures influencing the political and economic situation in the United States and even the world, as well as the cryptocurrency market in the next 4 years.

Therefore, although the major officials of the Trump administration are under the control of the U.S. Government Ethics Office, their crypto holdings may still become one of the important factors affecting subsequent regulatory policies and the benefits of cryptocurrency projects. Based on this, Odaily Planet Daily will organize the cryptocurrency-related holdings of the main figures in this article for readers' reference.

Vice President Vance: Specializing in BTC

According to Business Insider previously reported, the personal financial information of the current US Vice President JD Vance disclosed in August 2024 shows that Vance himself holds assets of about 4 million US dollars; among them, the relevant crypto assets are about 250,000-500,000 US dollars, all of which are Bitcoin.

In addition, index funds related to crypto assets and crypto asset management company funds are also among them.

Vance Personal Financial Status Disclosure Document Information

White House AI and Crypto Director David Sacks: Once held BTC, ETH, SOL, BITW, now liquidated

White House memorandum documents show that David Sacks, the head of U.S. AI and cryptocurrency affairs, sold more than 200,000 Bitcoins through his personal and company Craft Ventures before taking office. Sacks has withdrawn from investments in Multicoin Capital, Blockchain Capital and Bitwise Asset Management, and has begun to gradually withdraw from holdings in some private digital asset companies. In addition, Sacks still holds interests in some funds under Craft Ventures, which invest in companies such as BitGo and Lightning Labs. These investments are difficult to fully withdraw due to liquidity restrictions and account for less than 3.8% of its total investment assets.

The above information has also been confirmed and responded by David Sacks himself, and Multicoin Capital Managing Partner Kyle Samani and Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley have also made corresponding explanations.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: Indirect holding of BTC

According to the article published by crypto KOL @0x_Todd, it is preliminarily estimated that Paul Atkins' crypto-related assets are about 2-6 million US dollars. The Off The Chain Capital fund he invested in adopts a Bitcoin strategy (focusing on low-price Bitcoin investment opportunities, such as Mentougou's debt, Bitcoin mining machines, Bitcoin leverage, etc.), and therefore indirectly holds Bitcoin.

In addition, it also holds shares in the crypto company Securitize and Anchorage Digital, the only crypto bank in the United States, with assets of approximately $250,000 to $500,000.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Holds IBIT

The personal property documents disclosed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in August 2024 show that his total financial assets are approximately $521 million.

In comparison, its crypto assets only include Bitcoin spot ETF IBIT, and the asset size is about 250,000-500,000 US dollars, which accounts for less than 0.1% of its personal assets.

In addition, its investment portfolio also includes assets related to cryptocurrencies, such as SPDR S&P 500 Trust Fund (SPY), Invesco QQQ Trust Fund (QQQ), etc., with a value of more than 100 million US dollars.

Source of holdings information

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick: holds 5% of Tether shares and several BTC

According to the financial disclosure documents released by the U.S. Office of Federal Ethics (OGE), the current U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick In the report submitted on January 24, 2025, the crypto assets and related investments held by him were disclosed.

Previously, he had made it clear that he held Bitcoin and regarded it as a global free-trading asset "like gold"; Cantor Fitzgerald under his name is the main partner of stablecoin issuer Tether, managing approximately US$39 billion in US Treasury bonds. According to previous news, Lutnick plans to hand over the company's Tether business relationship to his son Brandon Lutnick.

In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald reportedly holds a 5% stake in Tether, valued at approximately $600 million; Cantor Fitzgerald also planned to launch a Bitcoin financing business last year to provide Bitcoin investors with leverage support of up to $2 billion in initial funds.

Doge Department Head Musk: BTC and DOGE

As a "star player" in Trump's current administration, Musk's crypto holdings have always been the focus of market attention.

According to Arkham platform data, on March 7, Musk's company Tesla's Bitcoin holdings increased to 11,509 BTC, which is about 1,789 BTC more than the 9,720 BTC balance reported in the previous financial report.

And just last November, Dogecoin UI designer DogeDesigner, who interacts frequently with Musk, shared an audio clip of Musk on the X platform, in which Musk said, "I still hold a lot of Dogecoin, and SpaceX still holds Bitcoin."

Tesla BTC holdings