Nineteen White House officials own between $875,000 and $2.35 million in the crypto assets President Trump proposed holding in a national reserve, according to CREW’s analysis of nearly 120 executive branch financial disclosures.
While cryptocurrencies can be extremely volatile, the government holding these assets in reserve could legitimize what is currently viewed as a risky asset class. In a scenario where increased institutional buy-in results in rising values, White House officials who own the assets in question could profit from the impacts of the reserve plan.
In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile. Days before issuing the order, President Trump described his plans for the digital asset stockpile in a series of posts on Truth Social, announcing his intention to create a “U.S. Crypto Reserve” that includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP (the native cryptocurrency on the Ripple blockchain) and Cardano (ADA). The final order created two separate reserve bodies, one that holds Bitcoin and a second for other tokens.
Notably, Trump himself has a business relationship with Solana, having launched the $TRUMP memecoin on the Solana blockchain prior to his inauguration in January 2025. According to data from blockchain analysis firm Arkham Intelligence, he also holds a small amount of Ethereum valued at about $15,000, though that is not included in this analysis. Overall, Trump’s crypto projects are thought to have brought in hundreds of millions of dollars for the Trump family since election day in 2024.
Nineteen White House employees reported holding at least one of the crypto assets proposed by President Trump to be included in the government’s digital asset holdings. Sixteen staffers held Bitcoin, making it the most popular crypto asset among those found in CREW’s analysis. Three staffers also disclosed ownership of shares in Bitcoin ETFs, which allow investors to gain exposure to fluctuations in the value of Bitcoin without holding the token itself. Bitcoin and Bitcoin ETFs make up between $818,019 and $2,020,000, the bulk of the total holdings. Other tokens, including Ethereum, account for an additional $578,0156 to $33045,000 in assets held by White House staff. One staffer, Special Assistant to the President for Communications Ian Kelley, owned each of the assets named by President Trump in his Truth Social posts.