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Story: Trump’s Memecoin Royalties Beat Every Golf Club He Owns in 2025

By Sydney TheCMO

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Memecoins Now Outrun Real Estate. The specifics are murky. Which memecoins, exactly? The filings don't say.

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A Shift Away From Conventional Income. For years, the conventional wisdom was that Trump's wealth was tied up in hard assets — buildings,…

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What the Filings Leave Out. There's a lot the disclosures didn't cover. The specific memecoins involved — not listed.

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Donald Trump made more money from memecoins than from real estate last year. That's not a rumor — it's in the filings.

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According to recent financial disclosures, Trump's earnings from memecoin sales and royalties outpaced his income from real estate ventures in 2025. And it wasn't close.

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The filings didn't break down exact dollar figures.

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The specifics are murky. Which memecoins, exactly? The filings don't say. No names, no contract addresses, no breakdown of what came from sales versus royalties.

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What is clear: the total impact was big enough to push memecoin income past his golf club earnings — and past his real estate income on top of that.

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That's not a small thing. Memecoins aren't exactly known for stable, predictable returns. They're volatile, speculative, and often driven more by social media momentum than by…

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No official comments from Trump or his team on long-term plans. No statements about whether this is a one-year anomaly or a deliberate pivot. Nothing.

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For years, the conventional wisdom was that Trump's wealth was tied up in hard assets — buildings, branded properties, courses. The 2025 filings complicate that picture.

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See also: Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire SEC and CFTC Commissioners, Shaking 91-Year Precedent

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There's a broader context worth keeping in mind. Crypto adoption has expanded sharply across the United States and globally over the past few years.

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The royalty angle is worth sitting with for a second. Royalties from memecoins can flow from licensing a name or likeness to a token project, or from ongoing fees tied to token…

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There's a lot the disclosures didn't cover. The specific memecoins involved — not listed. The exact earnings figures — not broken down.

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