The Trump family made $2.29 billion from crypto ventures. Investors in those same ventures lost $2.28 billion. The numbers are almost identical. And that is the entire story.
This is not a coincidence.
This is a transfer.
Reuters built this chart from company financial statements, blockchain records, and interviews. The dark blue line goes up steadily to $2.29 billion for the Trump Organization. The red line mirrors it almost perfectly on the other side going down to negative $2.28 billion for investors.
One line wins exactly as much as the other line loses.
The meme coin launches at $3 billion in paper gains for early holders then crashes immediately as retail buyers flood in. World Liberty Financial token becomes tradeable. ALT5 Sigma share price drops. Every event that extracted value for the family corresponded with a destruction of value for everyone else.
This is happening while Trump is signing crypto legislation. While the White House is publicly championing the Clarity Act. While the SEC is putting digital assets in its 5 year strategic plan.
The President of the United States is simultaneously the most powerful regulator of an industry and one of its largest financial beneficiaries.
Justin Sun sued World Liberty over frozen tokens. World Liberty sued him back. SBF is applying for a presidential pardon. The conflicts are stacking on top of each other in real time.
Senator Lummis said clear rules protect every American who wants to participate in this economy.
But right now the chart shows exactly which Americans the current setup is protecting.
And it is not the investors.
#Trump #Crypto #WorldLiberty #ConflictOfInterest #CryptoRegulation
This is not a coincidence.
This is a transfer.
Reuters built this chart from company financial statements, blockchain records, and interviews. The dark blue line goes up steadily to $2.29 billion for the Trump Organization. The red line mirrors it almost perfectly on the other side going down to negative $2.28 billion for investors.
One line wins exactly as much as the other line loses.
The meme coin launches at $3 billion in paper gains for early holders then crashes immediately as retail buyers flood in. World Liberty Financial token becomes tradeable. ALT5 Sigma share price drops. Every event that extracted value for the family corresponded with a destruction of value for everyone else.
This is happening while Trump is signing crypto legislation. While the White House is publicly championing the Clarity Act. While the SEC is putting digital assets in its 5 year strategic plan.
The President of the United States is simultaneously the most powerful regulator of an industry and one of its largest financial beneficiaries.
Justin Sun sued World Liberty over frozen tokens. World Liberty sued him back. SBF is applying for a presidential pardon. The conflicts are stacking on top of each other in real time.
Senator Lummis said clear rules protect every American who wants to participate in this economy.
But right now the chart shows exactly which Americans the current setup is protecting.
And it is not the investors.
#Trump #Crypto #WorldLiberty #ConflictOfInterest #CryptoRegulation