Crypto Exchanges
By Julie Binoche
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What the Trust Actually Bought. Coinbase was the biggest name in the filings. The trust made nine separate purchases of Coinbase…
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The Regulatory Shift Running Parallel. Trump wasn't always a crypto guy. He was openly skeptical of Bitcoin for years.
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Warren Wants Answers on WLFI. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the SEC to open an investigation into World Liberty Financial,…
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The Trump family trust bought heavily into crypto-related stocks in early 2026. Total transactions ranged from $220 million to $750 million across the first quarter, per a US…
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That report logged over 3,600 individual transactions. The sheer volume is striking — and it landed right as the Trump administration was actively rewriting federal rules around…
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Coinbase was the biggest name in the filings. The trust made nine separate purchases of Coinbase shares, with the largest single transaction falling between $100,001 and $250,000.
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Beyond Coinbase, the trust picked up shares in MARA Holdings, one of the more prominent Bitcoin mining companies in the US. It also bought into CleanSpark, another miner.
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Pretty much every major corner of the crypto and crypto-adjacent market got touched.
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The SEC's crypto task force, formed under Atkins, has pulled back from the aggressive enforcement posture of the previous administration.
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On the legislative side, the GENIUS Act put a federal framework around stablecoins. The Clarity Act, still moving through the process, wants to hand significant oversight…
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Related: MARA Dumps $1.5B in to Cut Debt, Eyes AI Power Play in Ohio
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And that's where the conflict-of-interest argument gets loud.
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The broader picture Warren and other Democrats are painting: Trump's disclosed crypto holdings are valued at $11.
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Ethics watchdogs are making the same point. The disclosed holdings span defense, semiconductors, and digital assets — all sectors where federal decisions carry enormous financial…
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Democrats have accused Trump outright of using his position to benefit his personal finances.
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