#TrumpBitcoinEmpire
🏛️ 1. Memorial 'empire': major activities and entities
$TRUMP memecoin and the $MELANIA token
Launched on the Solana blockchain on January 17, 2025, just three days before the inauguration.
1 billion tokens were issued; 200 million sold to the public, the rest (80%) retained by Trump companies (CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC).
Initial market capitalization estimated at ~27 billion USD in the first 24 hours, the asset value including Trump exceeding 20 billion USD.
~350 million USD earned from fees, according to an FT analysis.
Harsh criticisms: accused of questionable ethical practices, privileged access given to large holders, and Senator Chris Murphy called it all 'pay-to-play'.
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World Liberty Financial and the USD1 stablecoin
DeFi platform launched in September 2024, ~60% owned by Trump entities, receiving ~75% of net revenues.
Raised ~550 million USD in token sales; significant involvement from a UAE fund (MGX) with investments of ~2 billion USD.
USD1 is a stablecoin designed to compete with USDT and USDC, backed by dollars and liquid assets.
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Bitcoin mining & American Bitcoin (ABTC)
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. co-founded the company American Bitcoin, in partnership with Hut 8, where it merges with Gryphon Digital Mining to go public under the ticker 'ABTC', with the transaction estimated in Q3 2025.
The Trump family will own ~98% of the new public company; Eric serves as CSO.
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of the Truth Social platform, allocated ~2 billion USD in Bitcoin, representing ~⅔ of the company's liquid assets, plus 300 million USD in crypto-related options.
