An investigation traces sales, token transfers, and corporate deals to estimate how the Trump family profited from four crypto projects.

For years, Donald J. Trump followed a simple money-making script: he gives a product, company, or real estate project a name, usually puts in minimal of his own money, actively promotes it, and waits for a stream of cash to flow into his pocket. Since mid-2024, when he was running a campaign for a second term, Trump and his family have applied the same approach in the dynamic world of cryptocurrency – with notable results.

The aim of the investigation was to determine how much money the Trump family earned on four main crypto projects, how much of their own capital was at stake, and what the…