Donald Trump discloses $57mn earnings from crypto venture

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Donald Trump has disclosed almost $60mn in income from one of his cryptocurrency ventures, highlighting how the US president has benefited from his embrace of the digital asset industry.

Trump on Friday reported income of $57.4mn derived from his involvement with World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency group he backs with his sons Donald Jr and Eric. 

The more than 200-page filing, published by the US Office of Government Ethics, an ethics watchdog, shows that Trump holds 15.75bn governance tokens — which provide him with voting rights — in the World Liberty Financial venture.

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