Trump Media to Raise $2.5 Billion for Bitcoin Treasury

The company said it views bitcoin as ‘an apex instrument of financial freedom.’

Bitcoin and U.S. currencies are displayed on a screen as delegates listen to speakers during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Dominic Gwinn/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said on May 27 that institutional investors will purchase $2.5 billion in the company’s stock, with the proceeds going toward a bitcoin reserve.

The deal comprises $1.5 billion in common stock and another $1 billion in convertible notes priced at a 35 percent premium, according to a statement from the media group, which is owned by President Donald Trump.

Bitcoin will be held on TMTG’s balance sheet alongside existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $759 million as of the end of the first quarter of 2025, according to the statement.

TMTG said it has subscription agreements with approximately 50 institutional investors and that the proceeds have been earmarked for the creation of a “Bitcoin treasury.”

Crypto platforms Anchorage Digital and Crypto.com will provide custody for the treasury, the company said.

Along with social media platform Truth Social and the streaming platform Truth+, TMTG also operates financial services platform Truth.Fi.

In March, TMTG announced it was partnering with Crypto.com to launch exchange-traded funds and products through Truth.Fi.

“We view Bitcoin as an apex instrument of financial freedom, and now Trump Media will hold cryptocurrency as a crucial part of our assets,” TMTG CEO and Chairman Devin Nunes said in the May 27 statement.

The former congressman said the investment will help defend the company against “harassment and discrimination by financial institutions,” behavior he said plagues “many Americans and U.S. firms.”

The investment will “create synergies for subscription payments, a utility token, and other planned transactions across Truth Social and Truth+,” Nunes said.

“It’s a big step forward in the Company’s plans to evolve into a holding company by acquiring additional profit-generating, crown jewel assets consistent with America First principles,” he said.

Shares of the company were up by 2.47 percent as of the early morning of May 28 but have declined by more than 53 percent over the past 12 months.

Trump Admin Touts Digital Assets

The announcement comes as the Trump administration continues to embrace digital assets, which Trump widely touted throughout his 2024 election campaign.

In January, Trump signed an order titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” which established a new executive commission called the “President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets.”

The group will comprise several senior officials, including the secretary of the Treasury and the secretary of homeland security, and will be chaired by David Sacks, the White House’s special adviser for artificial intelligence and crypto, according to the order.

It will be tasked with proposing a “federal regulatory framework governing the issuance and operation of digital assets, including stablecoins,” the order stated.

Trump’s order said that the digital asset industry “plays a crucial role in innovation and economic development in the United States, as well as our Nation’s international leadership.”

In March, Trump also announced plans to create a national cryptocurrency strategic reserve that he said would help “elevate this critical industry” and ensure the United States is the “Crypto Capital of the World.”

That announcement prompted pushback from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who said it “triggered a surge in crypto prices before a sharp drop, raising concerns about possible market manipulation and insider trading.”

The Epoch Times contacted the White House for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.