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Story: Trump’s $6.5 Billion Disclosure Includes Over $1 Billion in Crypto

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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A Massive Crypto Portfolio, and Bibles. The digital portion of Trump's wealth exceeds a billion dollars.

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Crypto Volatility as a Key Variable. A billion in cryptos also means a billion exposed to market fluctuations.

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Donald Trump has just made his financial disclosure public. The total reported: $6.5 billion, including more than a billion in cryptocurrencies. Not insignificant.

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The disclosure is part of a legal requirement in place since 1978 in the United States. The law mandates high-ranking political figures — presidents, vice presidents — to…

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The digital portion of Trump's wealth exceeds a billion dollars. It's a significant sum, even for a wealthy investor.

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And then there's the rest. Clothing. Bibles. Assets not often seen in billionaires' asset declarations.

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The diversity of the portfolio is real. Modern digital assets on one side, tangible possessions and religious books on the other.

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A billion in cryptos also means a billion exposed to market fluctuations. The sector can lose 30, 40, sometimes 50% of its value in a few weeks. It's happened.

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Observers are waiting. But nothing is coming out.

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See also: Trump gains over $1 billion in crypto despite market crash

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This silence obviously leaves room for speculation. Does he plan to reduce his exposure? Increase it? Stay the course? Impossible to say.

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More context: Trump Clears $1 Billion in Crypto Gains While the Market Tanked

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The interest of institutional investors and wealthy individuals in cryptocurrencies has clearly increased in recent years.

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And it must be said that the 1978 law did not anticipate cryptos. The drafters of the text were mainly thinking of stocks, bonds, real estate.

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But the law applies. Trump has declared. And the figure is there: more than a billion in crypto, out of a total of $6.5 billion.

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