Forbes named Trump one of the largest Bitcoin holders with a stake of $870 million.

US President Donald Trump is among the world's largest investors in Bitcoin (BTC). According to Forbes, the head of state owns approximately $870 million worth of the world's leading cryptocurrency.

Trump is among the largest private shareholders

The investments found are allegedly hidden within the structure of his company, Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates the Nasdaq-listed social network Truth Social.

According to the publication, Trump Media changed its strategy at the beginning of the year and entered the crypto sector. In May, the company raised $2.3 billion through debt financing and the sale of overvalued shares, and in July, it invested $2 billion in the purchase of its first cryptocurrency.

“The deal reduced Trump's stake in Trump Media from 52% to 41%, but with the price of Bitcoin rising by about 6% since the purchase, his stake is valued at $870 million. The company now has a total of about $2.1 billion in Bitcoin,” Forbes said in a report.

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In terms of wealth, Trump is second only to the Winklevoss brothers (about $8 billion), Michael Saylor ($5 billion through Strategy and $2.2 billion personally), Tim Draper ($3.6 billion), and investor Matthew Roszak (more than $1 billion).

Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the first cryptocurrency, still holds the top spot. Arkham estimates that he holds approximately 1.1 million BTC.

According to the service's latest report, the largest Bitcoin holders are:

public companies — Strategy. At the time of publication, it owns 640,250 BTC worth $47.38 billion;
private companies – Tether. It regularly uses part of its profits to purchase Bitcoin and has already accumulated 88.07 BTC ($10.2 billion);
ETF — BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust. Owns 774,715 BTC (~$89.01 billion);
governments —the United States. Government agencies control 198,022 BTC (~$22.75 billion) following seizures related to the Silk Road and Bitfinex cases. Arkham analysts were among the most recent to uncover the UAE government's Bitcoin reserves;
Cryptocurrency exchange — Coinbase. The exchange's wallets hold 901,394 BTC (~$103 billion), including client deposits and its own reserves;
Anonymous whales – the unknown owner of one of the largest unattributed wallets, which contains 78,317 BTC (~$9.02 million).

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From critic to investor

In 2019, Trump openly criticized digital assets, declaring that “Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not money, and their value is floating in the air.” However, in his years outside the White House, he has changed his stance on the crypto industry.

Following Trump's return, Bitcoin's price rose by 60% from November 2024 to May 2025. At the same time, Trump Media began actively buying up the asset, using the rise in its overvalued stock to raise capital—$1 billion through convertible bonds and another $1.4 billion through an additional share issue.

According to Arkham, not counting Bitcoin, the US President holds $1.376 million in digital assets in his wallets. These include the TROG and 69420 memecoins, worth $647,890 and $147,420 respectively, as well as the USDC stablecoin, worth $142,510.

Trump's cryptocurrency savings. Source: Arkham.