Trump made more than $1 billion from his cryptocurrencies. Many who invested in them weren’t so lucky.

Trump’s crypto windfall comes as his meme coin and bitcoin struggle

President Donald Trump disclosed this week that he made more than $1 billion last year from cryptocurrencies tied to his family’s businesses. Many who invested in those cryptocurrencies — not to mention bitcoin itself, crypto’s largest asset — have not been as fortunate in the past year and a half.

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