Trump’s Digital Empire – How Family, NFTs, and Bitcoin Weave a Crypto-Network of Power

byRainer Hofmann

August 18, 2025

Was auf den ersten Blick wie das Schaubild eines Fantasy-Rollenspiels aussieht, ist in Wahrheit der Versuch, Ordnung in ein kompliziertes Geflecht aus Firmen, Tokens, Family Trusts und politischen Verbindungen zu bringen – ein Netzwerk, das sich rund um Donald Trump, seine Familie und deren wachsende Aktivitäten in der Krypto- und NFT-Welt spannt. Die Recherche mit Stand Juli 2025 gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über ein System, das gleichzeitig Finanzprojekt, politische Plattform und Markenzeichenmaschine ist. Im Zentrum des Geflechts steht die Trump-Familie – Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump und Jared Kushner –, die als Eigentümer, Begünstigte oder ausführende Organe zahlreicher LLCs (Limited Liability Companies) fungieren. Über die Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust und die Trump Organization laufen zahlreiche geschäftliche Verbindungen, die wiederum in ein Netzwerk von Tochterfirmen münden – darunter DT Marks, DTTM Operations, DTTM Holdings, Trump Media & Technology Group und Trump Card NFTs.

A central aspect is the massive expansion into the crypto sector. Trump NFTs (including “Trump Card NFTs” and “Trump Sneakers”) and memecoins (such as $TRUMP WAR and STRUMP memecoin) are aimed at loyal supporters, with platforms like Magic Eden serving as marketplaces. Trump Media & Technology Group, closely tied to Truth Social, is actively working on its own Bitcoin treasury – presumably to secure its digital assets. In parallel, work is underway on a mix of traditional ETFs and crypto assets. Particularly revealing is the role of World Liberty Financial, LLC, a company that manages the $WLFi token, its own governance platform, the planned WLF protocol structure, and a USDH stablecoin. According to the diagram, 75 percent of token sale proceeds are bundled here – amounting to over 22 million US dollars. The Trump family is not directly listed as owner, but benefits through licensing and participations. Jared Kushner also appears to wield influence via Axiom Management LLC.

Other key nodes in the network include American Bitcoin and Gryphon Digital Mining, acting as Bitcoin treasury managers – financially or structurally tied to the Trump Trust. The company CIC Digital LLC consolidates licensing rights for various Trump products, including through NFT INT LLC, Fight Fight Fight LLC, and Celebration Cards LLC. The company DT Marks LLC manages trademarks for NFTs, coins, and other products – with a licensing network reaching WC Digital Fit LLC, which distributes digital apparel (“Trump Sneakers”). Also notable is Melania Trump’s role, independently operating in the market with her SMELANIA memecoin and NFT collections (e.g. “Melania branded NFTs”). These products are distributed via LLCs like MKT World LLC and platforms such as Magic Eden. Politically explosive: several tokens on the Ethereum network associated with the Trump family are valued between 1 and 5 million dollars. The now-recognized wallet 0x5…vLFi also plays a role here, apparently used for collecting donations or proceeds from token sales.

Finally, the diagram also points to a strategic goal: the establishment of a parapolitical financial network operating independently of state institutions – yet directly benefiting political figures. A large portion of the revenue likely comes from monetizing the fan base, merchandise sales, and targeted investments into the “patriotic” token universe. The network merges digital loyalty economics with traditional brand politics and leverages blockchain technology to grow beyond governmental oversight and transparency obligations. It is a system that weaves emotion, identity, and profit into a transactional ideology – with the Trump family as its gravitational core.

The diagram reveals a network that goes far beyond simple business relationships. It combines brand politics, family ties, and digital economy into a system based on control, monetization, and ideological loyalty. In Trump’s crypto-universe, politics, commerce, and propaganda blur – and with every token, a piece of American public life seems to drift into a privately-owned parallel universe.

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Ela Gatto
Ela Gatto
2 months ago

Es ist unsagbar kompliziert solch Firmengeflechte aufzudecken.

Nicht umsonst operieren Oligarchen, Drogenkartelle und andere Kriminelle damit.

Entdeckt man eine Spur, kommt die nächste Briefkastenfirma.

Trump dessen erklärte Wahlziel es war „den Sumpf in Washington, die Korruption und Bereicherung und den Deepstate“ abzuschaffen.

Er bereichert sich in einem Maße, dass es noch nie in der US Heschichte gegeben hat.
Kein Präsident und/oder dessen Familie hat jemals von der Obermarke „Präsident der Vereinigten Saaten“ profitiert.
Vom 1. Tag an, schon in der ersten Amtszeit, wurden die Grundlagen gelegt.

Und seitdem stetig immer mit dem Blick auf maximal Verschleierung und maximalen Profit ausgebaut.
Ohne seine dummen MAGA wäre das Meiste davon gar bicht möglich.
Die kaufen überteuerte Fanartikel, fallen auf Bitcoins etc rein. Auch wenn das Geld knapp ist. Dann wird halt weniger gegessen.
Hauptsache man hat ein odere mehrere Stück „Glanz“ vom großen Idol Trump.

Das er genau das Gegenteil macht, wie er versprochen hat? Wen juckt das schon in der MAGA Sekte.

Nach den Recherchen dürften Euch die Köpfe rauchen.

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