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Trump Clan Faces Setbacks as Bold Crypto Moves Falter Amid Market Downturn and Escalating Political Tensions

Trump Clan Faces Setbacks as Bold Crypto Moves Falter Amid Market Downturn and Escalating Political Tensions

Bitget-RWA2025/11/24 02:26
By:Bitget-RWA

- Trump family's crypto/stock investments lost $1B as DJT shares fell 70% YTD amid market downturn. - Tokenized Maldives resort project aims to revive crypto-linked real estate after memecoins and Trump Media's ETFs underperformed. - Political tensions escalate with port fire criticism, GOP fractures, and Trump's 38% approval rating—the lowest of his term. - Analysts warn pro-crypto policies may fail to offset market declines as memecoins and DJT trade near 2021 lows.

The Trump family's fortune has suffered a significant blow as both their cryptocurrency and stock assets have sharply declined, wiping out close to $1 billion in value during a widespread market slump. Their main investment,

& Technology Group (DJT), , including a 34.6% fall over the last month. Donald Trump indirectly owns 115 million shares in the firm, which recently hit a record low of $10.76 . These losses have been made worse by setbacks in the family's investments in memecoins and tokenized real estate, .

Despite these financial setbacks, the Trump Organization has increased its focus on crypto-related projects.

, being built in collaboration with Saudi-based Dar Global, will be tokenized so investors can buy shares using digital currencies. Eric Trump, who serves as executive vice president, in property investment, merging the family's real estate background with blockchain technology. Scheduled to open by the end of 2028, the resort is part of a larger plan to shift toward crypto after Trump Media's main social platform failed to deliver substantial revenue .

The overall crypto sector has reflected the family's difficulties. Memecoins, including Trump's official

, have dropped to their lowest point in 2025, to $39.4 billion—a 66% decrease from its January high. and , two of the most prominent memecoins, have lost 14% and 10.5% respectively in the past week, while tokens like and have dropped by more than 20% .
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The downturn has been intensified by a weak response to Trump Media's proposed ETFs, .

Political issues are adding further complexity to the family's financial troubles.

, Gene Seroka, criticized the Trump administration for not taking action on a cargo ship fire that led to $1 billion in potential losses for American businesses. At the same time, divisions within the GOP have grown deeper, after disagreements with Trump on policy matters. The president's approval rating has also slipped to 38%, the lowest point of his second term, as economic worries and regulatory changes in Washington increase dissatisfaction .

The Trump family's ventures in crypto and real estate now face a highly uncertain outlook. With

shares hovering near their 2021 lows and memecoins underperforming, experts caution that the administration's crypto-friendly stance may not be enough to counteract larger market challenges. As Seroka remarked, "When the Trump administration gets involved, things get done faster"—a belief that may soon be put to the test as the family contends with a combination of financial and political headwinds .

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