He may be a New York University freshman, but Barron Trump is anything but low-profile — the 19-year-old son of President Donald Trump is already making headlines for his involvement in a booming cryptocurrency venture while juggling his first year of college, at least according to the Daily Mail.
How Trump Family is Profiting
According to Forbes, Barron holds a 7.5 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto company co-founded in September 2024 with his brothers, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. That stake alone has potentially earned him nearly $40 million — setting him apart with his own rapidly growing financial legacy.
World Liberty Financial, created under the Trump family’s umbrella company DT Marks Defi LLC, has seen major growth. Even Donald Trump, once skeptical of cryptocurrency, has publicly acknowledged that he leans on those close to him for insight into crypto—especially Barron.
The company initially raised $2.7 million from 348 U.S.-based investors, but its value has soared since Trump’s return to the presidency.
In March 2025, the Trump family venture launched USD1, a stablecoin tied to U.S. dollars, treasuries, and other cash equivalents, designed to provide price stability — a move positioning the company to compete in the evolving financial landscape.
Forbes estimates that the Trumps have earned over $1 billion in crypto gains since World Liberty Financial’s inception, with Barron being behind the scenes.
According to the New York Post, World Liberty Financial has since sold $550 million worth of tokens.
A recent financial disclosure released by the Office of Government Ethics showed President Trump personally made $57 million from token sales last year, though he holds a majority 52.5 percent stake and family members collectively own another 22.5 percent.
“Barron knows so much about this,” Trump said during an interview in September after the launch, Forbes reported. “Barron’s a young guy, but he knows it — he talks about his wallet. He’s got four wallets or something, and I’m saying, ‘What is a wallet?’”
Before enrolling at NYU’s Stern School of Business, widely considered the university’s most competitive undergraduate program, Barron Trump had a strong academic background.
When Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Barron began attending St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, with an annual tuition of $51,750. He was transferring from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in Manhattan, whose annual tuition is $59,200.
Following Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, the family relocated to Florida, and Barron enrolled at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, with an annual tuition of $41,500.
