Trump’s media company says it’s buying $2.5 billion in Bitcoin
- President Donald Trump’s media company, Truth Social, plans to buy $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin through a partnership with approximately 50 institutional investors.
- The company will use the funds to establish a large holding of Bitcoin and has partnered with Crypto.com and Anchorage Digital to provide custody services for its Bitcoin treasury.
- Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes stated that Bitcoin is an “apex instrument of financial freedom” and that the investment will help defend the company against harassment and discrimination by financial institutions.
- The announcement comes after Trump revealed plans for a federal cryptocurrency reserve, which includes Bitcoin, and has led to a softening of government scrutiny on industry misconduct.
- The move is seen as a significant development in the crypto industry, with some speculating that it could indirectly benefit other crypto holders, including Truth Media, through the administration’s plan to fund its government crypto reserve using coins seized through criminal or civil forfeiture.
President Donald Trump’s media company could soon own $2.5 billion in Bitcoin. On Tuesday, Trump Media announced that it’s working with “approximately 50 institutional investors” to sell and issue $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible notes. The company, which operates Truth Social among other services, will be used to establish a large holding of Bitcoin.
Trump Media says Crypto.com and the crypto banking platform Anchorage Digital will provide custody services for the company’s Bitcoin treasury.
“We view Bitcoin as an apex instrument of financial freedom, and now Trump Media will hold cryptocurrency as a crucial part of our assets,” Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes said in the press release. “Our first acquisition of a crown jewel asset, this investment will help defend our Company against harassment and discrimination by financial institutions.”
The announcement comes just months after Trump revealed plans for a federal cryptocurrency reserve that includes Bitcoin, one of numerous close ties to the crypto industry. The Trump administration has softened the government’s scrutiny of industry misconduct, with the Securities and Exchange Commission dropping lawsuits and investigations involving Coinbase, Kraken, and Robinhood.
Trump Media announced a fintech subsidiary named Truth.fi earlier this year, and the Trump family is behind crypto startup World Liberty Financial, which has collected millions in deals The New York Times concluded “eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.”
Trump also invited the biggest buyers of his $TRUMP memecoin to a lavish dinner held last week. The administration says its government crypto reserve will be funded by coins seized through criminal or civil forfeiture, a move that’s likely to indirectly benefit other crypto holders, including Truth Media.