🟠 Trump and the mystery money: no one really knows how much the presidential clan is raking in

Economy – United States

🏦 A shell company at the heart of the Trump empire

Since his return to power, Donald Trump has been making headlines for his economic successes — but also for the total lack of transparency surrounding his income.

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The central element of this opacity: DT Marks Defi LLC, a company created to hold a stake in the World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency project.

At the beginning of 2025, Trump held 70 %s, with the remaining 30 %s belonging to his sons Donald Jr., Eric and his youngest son Barron.

But in January, the family reportedly sold part of its shares discreetly, according to an official letter sent to the New York courts. Since then, no information has been released: no amount, no buyer, and no confirmation of the transaction.

💰 Massive flows, a well-kept secret

Between January and March, investors purchased $440 million worth of World Liberty tokens.

Result: 330 million was allegedly collected by DT Marks Defi LLC, partly owned by the US president.

In April, the DWF Labs fund added another 25 million, of which nearly 19 million would have gone back to the same entity.

At a crypto forum in Dubai, Eric Trump even announced a partnership with an investment fund linked to the President of the United Arab Emirates. The goal: to inject $2 billion into a crypto exchange using the USD1 stablecoin, owned by World Liberty.

This will guarantee colossal interest income for those who hold DT Marks Defi – that is, the Trump family.

🌍 Repeated deals, millions at stake

In June, Forbes revealed the alleged sale of a portion of DT Marks Defi.

Shortly after, an Emirati company bought $100 million worth of World Liberty tokens, of which $75 million reportedly benefited Trump's holding company.

On June 30, the president attacked Forbes on his Truth Social network:

“Forbes isn’t even trying to tell the truth anymore. This magazine should have died a long time ago.”

Two months later, the Trump family announced a new move: the takeover of a small biotechnology company, which was selling some of its shares to buy $700 million worth of World Liberty tokens.

Result: more than 500 million extra for DT Marks Defi.

In total, nearly one billion dollars are expected to have passed through this structure in 2025.

❓ A fortune impossible to measure

Forbes estimates that Donald Trump amassed approximately $1 billion, while his children shared $150 million.

But everything depends on the details of this secret agreement reached in January:

• What share was sold?
• At what price?
• And most importantly, to whom?

The mystery may not be solved until May 2026, during the next official financial report from the president.

But one thing is certain: the New York tycoon still masters the art of covering his tracks – and that of turning his image into profit.