These Crypto Giants Sent Trump Money. His Administration Let Them Off Easy It took more than fame for Trump and his sons to build a crypto empire. They also got a lot of help from industry insiders, many of whom happened to need a hand from the president.

It took more than fame for Donald Trump and his sons to build a crypto empire. They got a lot of help from industry insiders, many of whom happened to need a hand from the president. Meet Trump's crypto cronies. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.

New: Alt5 Sigma, one of Trump's key business partners, told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.

An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.

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Has Donald Trump's business benefited from his political relationship with Saudi Arabia?

NPR's Morning Edition had some great questions today. See a snippet of our conversation below and the full interview here: www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...

Donald Trump and NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang have grown very close recently, which makes sense, if you understand Donald Trump--and all that America's most valuable company has to gain from him.

Here's How Much Vivek Ramaswamy Is Worth The billionaire may have missed out on running DOGE, but thanks to his former pharma company’s banner year his fortune is up about 80%.

NEW from me for @forbes.com: Vivek Ramaswamy may have lost a presidential run and his spot atop DOGE, but as he runs to lead Ohio, his net worth is higher than ever. Here's why:

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Donald Trump took in $21 million from a Saudi real estate firm last year. He will probably receive at least that much again this year—and there appear to be even more deals in the pipeline.

Here's How Much Vivek Ramaswamy Is Worth The billionaire may have missed out on running DOGE, but thanks to his former pharma company’s banner year his fortune is up about 80%.

"Vivek Ramaswamy’s Net Worth Has Nearly Doubled While He’s Running For Ohio Governor"

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Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy

Howard Lutnick has reportedly promoted projects as commerce secretary that his kids are benefitting from in business.

Strong story by @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @mrothfeld.bsky.social, David Yaffe-Bellany and @anaswanson.bsky.social.

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Donald Trump claimed he had “nothing to do” with his family business yesterday. Nonsense.

Trump Received Surprisingly Little For Hosting Saudi-Backed Golf Events It took big checks for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf to lure some of the biggest stars away from the PGA Tour. Donald Trump, however, jumped on board for relative pennies.

Just published: It took massive paychecks for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf to lure some of the biggest stars away from the PGA Tour. Donald Trump, however, jumped on board for relative pennies.

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Trump’s Bungled Bet On Bitcoin Is Costing Him Bigtime Donald Trump’s social-media business is in trouble. A multibillion-dollar bet on bitcoin hasn’t done anything to help.

Trump bet big on bitcoin. His timing could not have been much worse. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Trump Wines Sold At Coast Guard Stores On Federal Property Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.

Scoop: “Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves”

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Trump's Next Real-Estate Project Might Be In Nashville The Trump Organization hasn’t done much real-estate dealing in the United States recently. But documents spotted by Forbes suggest the first family is looking to expand its empire.

Why the next Trump real-estate project could be in Nashville: www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Before his first term, Donald Trump promised to do no new foreign deals, touting his decision to turn down a supposed-$2-billion offer from a developer in the United Arab Emirates.

Eight years later, he's striking new agreements all over the world--and especially in the United Arab Emirates.

Inside Trump’s Decades-Long Relationship With The United Arab Emirates The president has already made hundreds of millions abroad, much of it stemming from a single Middle Eastern nation. His most lucrative foreign deal may be about to begin.

New investigation out this morning. Trump is doing business all over the world--but much of it stems from a single Middle Eastern nation. I take a look inside the country powering the president's moneymaking machine.

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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Crashes 74% Alt5 Sigma suspended Peter Tassiopoulos just two months after the company announced a $1.5 billion deal involving the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial.

New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%"

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How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies

The FT commissioned a poll of Trump voters, finding that most thought that the president had made less than $100 million while in office, and a third thought he hadn't made anything from the presidency.

His net worth has, in fact, gone up by billions. www.ft.com/content/2ea2...

What Is MGX? Abu Dhabi Fund Linked To TikTok And Trump’s USD1 Crypto Founded in 2024, the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle has quickly become a major force in Trump administration deals, from the reported TikTok restructuring to a controversial $2 billion investment in Bin...

NEW: Abu Dhabi’s MGX is suddenly everywhere in Trump’s Washington—

📱 TikTok’s possible new US ownership

💰 A $2B Binance deal using Trump’s stablecoin

💻 A 51% stake in Intel’s Altera unit—and US taxpayers own 9.9% of Intel

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This Vietnamese Real Estate Mogul Is Opening A Golf Resort With Trump Dang Thanh Tam’s business got a boost from Donald Trump’s first-term trade wars. New tariffs might hurt him, but he has an ace up his sleeve: a $1.5 billion luxury project with Trump.

Vietnamese real estate mogul Dang Thanh Tam's industrial park firm, Kinh Bac City, boomed during Trump's first term as his trade war with China pushed manufacturers to Vietnam. Now he's partnering with Trump on a $1.5 billion luxury hotel. Read @forbes.com:
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Why No One Really Knows How Much Trump Is Making Right Now A crypto company has taken in more money than almost any other entity in the president’s empire. But thanks to a secretive agreement, it remains unclear who is really receiving the cash.

Just published: "Why No One Really Knows How Much Money The Trumps Are Making Right Now" www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

Donald Trump is now one of the world’s biggest investors in bitcoin. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Here’s Why Trump Wants Lower Interest Rates Donald Trump has been demanding lower rates from the Fed for years—one of the clearest conflicts of interest in a presidency full of them.

Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Here's How Much The Trump Family Is Worth President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, his three sons—Don Jr., Eric and Barron—did even better.

Four of Trump's kids are now worth at least $100 million, according to @forbes.com estimates. They can thank the presidency.

New story out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes looks at everything on his balance sheet—including crypto, Truth Social and real estate—to determine the answer.

What makes up Donald Trump's fortune? Forbes breaks it down, explaining exactly what the president owns and owes.

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Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

NYT INVESTIGATION:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

NYT digs into links between a lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips.

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Trump Jumps 118 Spots On The Forbes 400 List Thanks To Presidency Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions.

No president in U.S. history has used his position of power to profit as immensely as Trump, whose net worth is up $3 billion in the last year. That vaults Trump 118 spots higher on The Forbes 400, out this morning. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Thank you! Not sure. But there’s plenty to write about these days, and I’m happy to be still doing it at Forbes!

Lots.

Billionaire Rented Trump Mansion As Tax-Evasion Case Heated Up Robert Smith committed historic tax crimes. Facing federal scrutiny, he moved next door to the president.

5/ Also in the files: something I reported earlier this month, about a missing $1.1M ring that belonged to the wife of billionaire Robert Smith, who rented one of Trump's homes as his federal tax investigation heated up. More on that below. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

4/ In 2021, there was a report of another car stolen, this time a blue Range Rover, at the same Trump house across from Mar-a-Lago. 18 minutes after the call, the report notes "VEH LOCATED AT 1100 SOB." 1100 South Ocean Boulevard is Mar-a-Lago's address.