Trump Family’s Crypto Stake Hits $5B as WLFI Unlocks

- Trump-linked DT Marks DEFI LLC's WLFI token holdings surge to $5 billion after a major token unlock. - Development deepens the family’s ties to cryptocurrency, sparking political scrutiny. On September 1, 2025, Cointelegraph reported that a major token unlock increased the holdings of the Trump family’s entity, DT Marks DEFI LLC, to $5 billion. The company unlocked 24.6 billion World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens to establish an initial circulating supply. While the WLFI token price briefly peaked at $0.40, it corrected to $0.21 at the time of publication. The Trump family has vocally supported World Liberty Financial since its launch in September 2024. The family includes the president and his sons: Donald Jr., Barron, and Eric. Although the founders' holdings were initially locked, the recent unlock significantly increased their value. As a result, U.S. lawmakers have begun to question the potential implications for government policies tied to the family’s cryptocurrency interests. Meanwhile, the Trump family’s Bitcoin mining venture, American Bitcoin, is preparing for a public listing on Nasdaq. The process involves a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining and a reverse five-to-one stock split, after which the combined entity will trade under the ticker symbol ABTC. Before the merger, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump collectively owned a 20% stake in American Bitcoin. The merger has also drawn notable support from key cryptocurrency figures, including the Winklevoss twins, founders of the Gemini exchange. According to market data from September 1 at 22:13 UTC, World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) traded at $0.999, reflecting a 0.13% dip in 24-hour trading volume. During the same period, Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $107,936.17, marking a 0.95% decline.