Poll: 63% of Americans find Trump’s crypto profits inappropriate

Nearly two out of three Americans think President Trump shouldn’t be cashing in on crypto while sitting in the Oval Office. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted on August 19 found that 63% of respondents consider it inappropriate for Trump and his family to profit from crypto ventures after his return to power in January 2025. Only 32% said those profits were appropriate. The numbers land at a moment when the scale of the Trump family’s crypto earnings is becoming impossible to ignore. Financial disclosures filed with the US Office of Government Ethics show the family reported more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto-related enterprises as of June 30, 2026. Total estimated profits from all Trump-linked crypto projects have climbed to at least $2.3 billion. Where the money comes from Two ventures account for the bulk of the haul. World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance platform co-founded by Trump and his sons, generated nearly $800 million in reported crypto income. More than $520 million of that came from governance token sales alone. The other major revenue stream is the $TRUMP meme coin, which launched on the Solana blockchain around Inauguration Day in January 2025. That...