Cryptocurrency is where US President Donald Trump’s wealth has exploded since his return to the White House. Trump, who is estimated to be now worth $10 billion or more, has many businesses, from real estate to stocks and bonds, but tracing all his wealth is difficult, and his exact net worth is unknowable because many of his businesses are privately held company that discloses little about their financials.
However, Trump’s financial portfolios concerning crypto and stocks are publicly known. Crypto, though a relatively new venture for Trump, has massively boosted his wealth in just a couple of years. In his crypto empire, World Liberty Financial, that also has a Pakistan connection, plays a big role.
World Liberty Financial – The Company That Links Pakistan With Trump Family
World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency and decentralised finance (DeFi) firm founded in 2024, has emerged as a key player in the digital asset space, owing largely to its deep ties with the Trump family and a recent strategic partnership with Pakistan.
A high-profile team of top executives had traveled from Washington to Islamabad to sign the deal. What further caught attention was that the team was personally welcomed by Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir and a closed-door meeting was held with both Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir being present.
According to corporate filings and statements reviewed by The New York Times, WLF is majority-owned by DT Marks DEFI LLC, a Trump-linked entity holding approximately 60% equity in WLF Holdco LLC, the parent company of World Liberty Financial, Inc., a Delaware-based firm that oversees the development of WLF’s blockchain protocol and its governance platform.
While President Trump, his immediate family, and Trump Organisation executives are not directly involved in the company’s day-to-day operations, NYT reports that Eric Trump – third child of the US President – serves as a board-level manager at WLF Holdco LLC, marking a significant managerial presence.
WLF recently signed a landmark agreement with the Pakistan Crypto Council, a government-affiliated body working to advance blockchain innovation, stablecoin adoption, and regulatory sandbox development. This deal highlights Pakistan’s ambitions to expand its digital financial infrastructure, while also raising geopolitical questions about US-linked crypto ventures expanding into South Asia.
Memecoin
In January 2025, just days before his second inauguration, Trump unveiled a memecoin named $TRUMP — a speculative token with no intrinsic utility, tied largely to online popularity and trading demand.
According to CoinGecko data, Trump and his partners control roughly 800 million of the 1 billion $TRUMP coins in circulation. As of July 1, the memecoin was trading at $8.67, giving their combined holdings a paper value of approximately $6.9 billion. However, these holdings are not liquid and Trump cannot currently sell his stake without crashing the market, and it remains unclear how much of the holdings are personally his versus his partners’.
Moreover, Trump has profited from trading activity surrounding $TRUMP. Chainalysis, a blockchain forensics firm, revealed that the Trump family has earned at least $320 million in transaction fees from the memecoin since its launch.
Trump is also linked to World Liberty tokens, issued by WLF. According to his most recent financial disclosure, he owns over 15 billion WLFI tokens, which are currently non-tradeable but confer governance rights within the WLF ecosystem. If eventually made transferable, the value of these holdings could rise substantially.
As per the report, World Liberty Financial has sold over $675 million worth of WLFI tokens since early 2024. Under a revenue-sharing model, 75% of net proceeds beyond the first $30 million reportedly go to a Trump-affiliated entity, potentially adding hundreds of millions more to the Trump family’s crypto earnings.
As Trump’s digital assets soar and his influence in global crypto markets grows, scrutiny is likely to intensify, especially as his business interests intersect with foreign governments like Pakistan’s.
