Donald Trump is pledging to be a pro-crypto president, and the new administration’s affinity for digital assets likely won’t stop with the commander in chief.
Vice President-elect JD Vance and several of Trump's presidential nominees have in the past disclosed or discussed their exposure to cryptocurrencies through asset ownership or business interests, according to federal filings and public statements.
They include Robert Kennedy Jr., Howard Lutnick, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard — Trump’s picks to be Health and Human Services secretary, Commerce secretary, Defense secretary, and director of national intelligence, respectively.
Even Trump himself has acknowledged in past filings being an investor in digital assets. He owned between $1 million and $5 million of ethereum (ETH-USD), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, according to an August Federal Election Commission disclosure.