Trump's net worth skyrocketed by $1.4 billion in his year as president, jumping from $5.1 billion to $6.5 billion. Forbes called him the wealthiest sitting president in American history.

The money came from three sources: cryptocurrency earned $850 million, traditional real estate and golf courses appreciated by $520 million, and best of all, a New York court overturned a $517 million civil penalty, instantly erasing his debts.

He used to be a crypto opponent, publicly calling Bitcoin a scam and pure air. But after tasting success with his NFT avatar cards in 2022, he completely changed his tune.

Within three days of taking office in 2025, $TRUMP launched online. His family company held 80% of the shares, and the coin price soared from $7 to $74 in 48 hours. Retail investors at the peak lost $2 billion, while Trump made $100 million just in fees.

Even more extreme: the top 220 coin holders could attend private dinners, and the top 29 could get one-on-one VIP meetings at Mar-a-Lago. Even conference seating was determined by coin holdings. Essentially selling tickets to proximity with power.

On policy, he's given full support: establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, rolling out a series of friendly regulations, elevating cryptocurrency to national security status. Democrats furiously accused him of unprecedented conflicts of interest, while the White House claimed it was placed in his children's trust.

But that's completely different from a traditional independent blind trust. Trump's strategy of turning the presidency directly into a money-making IP has genuinely let him rake in nearly $100 billion in a year. But when power and money are completely intertwined, and ordinary people who bought at peak prices lose everything, we have to ask: can politics maintain even basic integrity?