Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch
Source: msn/WSJ
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The Trump family notched as much as $5 billion in paper wealth on Monday after its flagship crypto venture opened trading of a new digital currency.
The launch is akin to an initial public offering, in which the cryptocurrency, called WLFI, can now be bought and sold on the open market like a listed companys shares. Beforehand, people who had privately bought WLFI from the Trump venture, World Liberty Financial, hadnt been able to exchange their tokens.
The trading debut was most likely the biggest financial success for the presidents family since the inauguration. The Trump family, including President Trump himself, holds just under a quarter of all WLFI tokens in existence. Trumps three sons are co-founders of World Liberty, while it names the president a Co-Founder Emeritus.
World Liberty says founders and team members tokens remain locked, meaning they still cant sell them. But the trading launch now puts a real-world valuation on their holdings, which previously were valued based on private sales. WLFI is likely now the Trumps most valuable asset, exceeding their decades-old property portfolio. While the presidents family has continued to pursue property deals around the world since taking office, the fast-moving crypto business has had the biggest early impact.
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Pachamama
(17,565 posts)That day is coming
mdbl
(8,755 posts)leaving all the patsies that invested holding the bag.
Pachamama
(17,565 posts)Anonymous?
I just know that someday it will all crash and be gone for the Trump Crime Family
Irish_Dem
(82,369 posts)Irish_Dem
(82,369 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,889 posts)As Ive stated before, I look forward to the day when people reflexively spit on the ground whenever they hear the t-rump name mentioned. Should make for some interesting rounds of bridge. Better have spittoons all around the card table.
muriel_volestrangler
(106,601 posts)Yet another cryptocurrency does not aid any market in real things; even if you believe that the concept of crypto will at some day move beyond speculation, fraud and illegal purchases, there's no reason for a Trump-connected one.
I hope the inevitable scandal or crash that renders this "currency" worthless happens before the grifting family can get the real money out.
twodogsbarking
(19,353 posts)BumRushDaShow
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twodogsbarking
(19,353 posts)Prairie Gates
(8,479 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
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angrychair
(12,515 posts)Ultimately because of passage of the GENIUS Act.
Why anyone, especially Democrats in the Senate, voted for that BS is a mystery to me.
As far as I can tell Congress only exists to help Mango Mussolini get richer while the rest of us out here become poorer.
Bengus81
(10,372 posts)Bayard
(30,288 posts)President Trump Apparently Violating Emoluments Clause By Taking Millions From Chinese Crypto Billionaire & Prime Minister of Tiny Tax Haven Campaigning For U.S. Recognition
Washington D.C. A new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US, first reported by Rolling Stone, finds that President Donald Trump and his billionaire Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, appear to be in gross violation of the Emoluments Clause through the $75 million in tokens that their joint crypto venture, World Liberty Financial Inc. (WLFI), have taken from Justin Sun the Chinese crypto billionaire, accused fraudster, and Prime Minister of fledgling micronation Liberland that is currently campaigning for recognition. Worse, Sun has blatantly declared that his crypto money would boost Liberlands cause with the Trump administration.
https://accountable.us/report-president-trump-apparently-violating-emoluments-clause-by-taking-millions-from-chinese-crypto-billionaire-prime-minister-of-tiny-tax-haven-campaigning-for-u-s-recognition/
Many more articles of this nature.....
William Seger
(12,531 posts)... cash in on the early speculators before it crashes.
Bengus81
(10,372 posts)Oeditpus Rex
(43,094 posts)Though it seems to work as if someone assigned a monetary value to, say, Pokémon cards that's liable to change at any moment based on how many of them are selling.
More simply put, play money.
How is it such a big deal?
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