Most Americans believe President Donald Trump and his family should not earn money from cryptocurrency while he holds office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Aug. 19.
Summary
- 63% of surveyed Americans called Trump family crypto profits inappropriate, while 32% considered them appropriate.
- 69% of Republicans considered the profits appropriate, while 92% of Democrats described them as inappropriate.
- 1,166 adults participated in the four-day Reuters/Ipsos poll with a three-point overall sampling error margin.
- Reuters calculated more than $1.4 billion in 2025 crypto income from Trump’s financial disclosure filing.
- 69% said private business interests influence presidential decisions, extending concern beyond cryptocurrency earnings and investments.
The survey found that 63% of respondents considered the Trump family’s crypto profits inappropriate. Another 32% viewed the activity as appropriate, while the remaining respondents did not answer the question.
Reuters and Ipsos conducted the nationwide online survey between Aug. 14 and Aug. 17. The poll included 1,166 U.S. adults and carried a margin of error of about three percentage points.
Trump crypto profits expose a partisan divide
Views differed sharply by political affiliation. About 69% of Republicans considered the family’s cryptocurrency earnings appropriate, according to the reported results. By comparison, 92% of Democrats said the activity was inappropriate.
The poll also examined broader concerns about private commercial interests. Around 69% of respondents said they believed Trump’s business interests influenced his presidential decisions. That included approximately two-thirds of independent respondents and nine in ten Democrats.
The findings measure public opinion and do not establish that Trump violated any law or influenced government policy for financial gain. The White House has consistently rejected allegations of a conflict.
“There are no conflicts of interest. The President only acts in the best interests of the American public,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Reuters.
Trump has also said his investments are managed independently and that he does not participate in the family businesses’ daily operations.
Financial filing puts crypto income above $1.4 billion
The poll followed the publication of Trump’s annual financial disclosure in June. A Reuters analysis of the filing calculated that Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income connected to cryptocurrency ventures during 2025.
The figure represents reported income rather than the current value of Trump’s personal cryptocurrency holdings. As crypto.news reported, the disclosure included more than $1 billion in crypto-related income from projects including World Liberty Financial and the Official Trump memecoin.
Companies linked to the Trump family received almost $800 million from World Liberty Financial activities, Reuters calculated. The total included more than $520 million connected to token sales and over $250 million from the sale of business interests.
The filing also reported approximately $635 million from licensing arrangements associated with the TRUMP token. In related coverage, blockchain analysis found that many buyers recorded substantial losses while Trump-linked entities continued receiving transaction-related revenue.
These figures should not be treated as a calculation of personal net profit. The disclosed revenue flowed through several companies and agreements, and some proceeds were shared among Trump family members and business partners.
Ethics concerns overlap with U.S. crypto policy
The debate comes as the Trump administration promotes legislation establishing clearer federal rules for digital assets. Lawmakers have disagreed over whether crypto market legislation should include restrictions on elected officials and their families.
As previously reported, proposed ethics provisions have become a central obstacle to advancing crypto legislation. Supporters argue that broad market rules remain necessary, while critics want stronger safeguards covering officials with financial interests in digital-asset businesses.
World Liberty Financial also received conditional approval on Aug. 14 to establish World Liberty Trust Company as a national trust bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency listed the decision in its official records. Conditional approval does not allow immediate operations because the company must satisfy the regulator’s requirements before opening.
Congressional scrutiny, future financial disclosures and the conditions attached to World Liberty’s proposed trust bank will provide further tests of the separation between Trump’s public duties and family business interests. The Reuters/Ipsos results indicate that most Americans remain unconvinced that the current arrangements adequately address those concerns.
