Donald Trump’s media company is morphing into something very different from what it set out to be. Once marketed as the “free-speech alternative” to Silicon Valley, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) is now spending billions on Bitcoin as its own balance sheet collapses.
The company, which went public last year through a high-profile SPAC merger, reported another brutal quarter — a $54.8 million loss, nearly three times higher than a year ago. Revenue barely cracked $1 million, while legal bills alone ballooned past $20 million. Shares of TMTG slipped more than 3% in extended trading after the news.
The numbers paint a picture of a company caught between political fandom and financial chaos. There’s still no data on Truth Social’s audience, no clarity on user growth, and no evidence that the platform generates meaningful income.
### A Radical Shift Toward Bitcoin
But Trump Media’s leadership seems to think it has found another way out — by betting big on crypto. Between July 1 and July 21, the firm poured roughly $2 billion into Bitcoin and related assets, according to its quarterly filing. It bought when prices hovered near $118,000 per coin. That move might already be underwater.
By early November, Bitcoin had tumbled to around $103,000, erasing hundreds of millions in paper value. The firm also owns Cronos (CRO) tokens through an August venture with Crypto.com and a blank-check company — another stake that has dropped since September.
The initiative was introduced as a “treasury diversification strategy,” but it now looks more like a desperate pivot toward speculation. The company’s original mission — building a social network — has been quietly sidelined, with no mention of new user milestones or platform upgrades in its latest report.
### Trump’s Expanding Fortune
Ironically, while his company sinks deeper into losses, President Trump’s personal wealth is soaring. Thanks to his large holdings in Trump Media and various crypto assets, Forbes now values his net worth at $7.3 billion, up sharply since his return to the White House.
Roughly $6.6 billion of that total is tied directly to crypto and Trump Media equity, making him one of the wealthiest sitting U.S. presidents in history and placing him at #201 on the Forbes 400 list.
Trump’s public comments suggest little concern about the company’s financial transparency. In a September Truth Social post, he even called for an end to quarterly financial reports, claiming it would “save money and let executives focus on running their companies.”
### Leadership Under Pressure
Inside Trump Media, the financial strain hasn’t stopped the flow of executive rewards. CEO Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman, received a $5.9 million stock award in August — weeks after the company recorded a $20 million Q2 loss. The shares will vest over three years, even as investors grow wary of the firm’s cash reserves.
That compensation package has fueled new questions about how much oversight the company really has, especially as Trump remains the controlling shareholder with 114.75 million shares held through a revocable trust.
### Ethics Concerns and Political Firestorm
With Trump back in the Oval Office, critics argue that his overlapping roles — as president, media owner, and crypto investor — create murky ethical territory. But the administration has brushed off such criticism.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, dismissed the allegations in a statement to Forbes, calling them “irresponsible fabrications” and insisting that “neither the President nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest.”
### A Meme Stock Without a Map
What began as a populist tech play has turned into a volatile mashup of politics, crypto, and speculation.
For now, Trump Media is less a communications company and more a market experiment, propped up by faith, followers, and financial risk-taking. Whether its Bitcoin strategy can save it — or sink it further — remains to be seen. But after another quarter of red ink, one thing is clear: Trump’s media empire is betting its survival on the world’s most unpredictable asset.
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